Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

homostatic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ho-mo-stat-ic
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Describing homografts which are inert when transplanted into the recipient.

Example Sentences

"The term homostatic graft might be applied to inert tissues such as bone and cartilage when transferred from one individual to another of the same species; and the term homovital graft might be used in reference to grafts whose cells must continue to grow and reproduce for the graft to be effective after similar transplantation."
"These grafts persist however as homostatic grafts and are completely replaced by host tissues in time."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Hellenic *homós Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós)der. English homo- Ancient Greek στᾰτῐκός (stătĭkós)der. Latin staticusder. English static English homostatic From homo- + static.

Questions

What does homostatic mean?: Describing homografts which are inert when transplanted into the recipient.
Where does homostatic come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Hellenic *homós Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós)der. English homo- Ancient Greek στᾰτῐκός (stătĭkós)der. Latin staticusder. English static English homostatic From homo- + static.

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