heterotransplantation Med. and Biol.
(ˌhɛtərəʊtrɑːnsplɑːnˈteɪʃən, -træns-, -plænt-)
[f. hetero- + transplantation.]
The operation of transplanting tissue from one individual to another of a different species.
| 1905 [see homotransplantation]. 1907 Jrnl. Exper. Med. IX. 226 These heterotransplantations were attempted with the aim of ascertaining whether the vessels, in spite of the toxic action of the cat's blood on the dog's tissue, could..take over the function of the vessels removed. 1940 Amer. Jrnl. Cancer XXXIX. 170 The direct heterotransplantation of tissues is rarely, if ever, successful among higher mammals. 1971 [see homotransplantation]. |