ˌhomœotransplanˈtation Med. and Biol.
Usu. homoio-; also homeo-.
[f. homœo- + transplantation.]
= homotransplantation.
| 1913 [see homœoplastic a. 2]. 1928 D. Marine in E. V. Cowdry Special Cytol. I. xvii. 564 In man, by transplanting within the same blood group, it is probable that the average life of homeografts might be prolonged, but homeotransplantation at present has no permanent value. 1953 G. D. Snell in Homburger & Fishman Physiopath. Cancer xiv. 355 It is more plausible to expect..serial transfer of normal tissue to occur in isotransplantation than in homoiotransplantation. |