▪ I. homotransplant, n. Med. and Biol.
(hɒməʊˈtrɑːnsplɑːnt, -træns-, -plænt)
[f. homo- + transplant n.]
a. A piece of tissue or an organ taken from one individual and transplanted (or intended for transplantation) to another individual of the same species.
| 1929 Ann. Surg. XC. 934 Eight days after operation, the homotransplant appeared well fixed. 1947 Jrnl. Bone & Joint Surg. I. 621 In order that homotransplants of bone may be available for use, methods of storing and preservation must be considered. 1963 R. Y. Calne Renal Transplantation iii. 33 Experimental renal homotransplants initially have the appearance and behaviour of autotransplants. |
b. A homotransplantation operation.
| 1955 Jrnl. Clin. Invest. XXXIV. 329/1 Dederer..performed a homotransplant of a kidney from one puppy to another of the same litter. |
▪ II. homotransplant, v. Med. and Biol.
(ˌhɒməʊtrɑːnsˈplɑːnt, -træns-, -plænt)
[f. prec. n.]
trans. To transplant from one individual to another of the same species.
| 1953 Brit. Jrnl. Surg. XL. 447/1 Attempts at homotransplanting kidneys in humans in France have had no more success than the animal experiments of the past fifty years. 1955 Proc. R. Soc. B. CXLIII. 560 When ovary and skin are homotransplanted concomitantly, the ovary may survive while the skin is destroyed. 1961 New Scientist 7 Sept. 593/1 The natural history of a kidney homotransplanted between genetically dissimilar people. |
So homotransˈplanted ppl. a.
| 1939 Proc. Soc. Exper. Biol. & Med. XLI. 474 (heading) Persistence of medullary tissue in homotransplanted adrenals. 1961 New Scientist 7 Sept. 593/1 A homotransplanted kidney starts to function within fifteen minutes of establishing the new circulation of blood. |