xenograft

/ˈzɛnəʊɡɹæft/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.68 in modern English

Syllables: xenograft
IPA: /ˈzɛnəʊɡɹæft/

Scrabble Score

Letters

Syllables

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tissue graft taken from a species different from that of the recipient.

verb

To perform a tissue graft using tissue taken from a species different from that of the recipient.

Example Sentences

"Likewise the survival of xenografts of rat megaislets transplanted into miceis extended by these special pretransplant culture conditions."

Etymology

Etymology tree Pre-Greekder. Proto-Hellenic *ksénwos Ancient Greek ξένϝος (xénwos) Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos)der. English xeno- English graft English xenograft From xeno- + graft.

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

xenografts (plural) xenografts (present, singular) xenografting (participle, present) xenografted (participle, past) xenografted (past)

Frequently Paired Words

allograft autograft isograft

Synonyms

heterograft

Questions

How do you pronounce xenograft?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈzɛnəʊɡɹæft/.

What does xenograft mean?

A tissue graft taken from a species different from that of the recipient.

Where does xenograft come from?

Etymology tree Pre-Greekder. Proto-Hellenic *ksénwos Ancient Greek ξένϝος (xénwos) Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos)der. English xeno- English graft English xenograft From xeno- + graft.

How to pronounce xenograft

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “xenograft”.

Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈzɛnəʊɡɹæft/) so you know which sounds to aim for.

Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “xenograft”.

Repeat and practice — Say “xenograft” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.