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isograft

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
iso-graft
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A surgical transplant of tissue between genetically identical individuals (i.e. monozygotic twins).

verb

To perform a transplant of this kind.

Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)lbor. English iso- English graft English isograft From iso- + graft.

Usage

Inflected Forms

isografts (plural) isografts (present, singular) isografting (participle, present) isografted (participle, past) isografted (past)

Frequently Paired Words

syngeneic autograft allograft xenograft

Synonyms

syngraft

Questions

What does isograft mean?
A surgical transplant of tissue between genetically identical individuals (i.e. monozygotic twins).
Where does isograft come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek ῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)lbor. English iso- English graft English isograft From iso- + graft.

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