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homograft

[ UK /hˈɒməɡɹˌɑːft/ ]
NOUN
  1. tissue or organ transplanted from a donor of the same species but different genetic makeup; recipient's immune system must be suppressed to prevent rejection of the graft

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  • A homograft with keratoplasty may be considered depending on the extent of the necrosis.
  • The child's own pulmonary valve and base of the pulmonary artery (autograft) replace the defective aorta, while a homograft (blood vessel from a tissue donor) replaces the pulmonary valve and base of the pulmonary artery. Cardiac terms and definitions
  • Homografts and Xenografts are thin grafts resembling autografts that are surgically placed on the burn injured areas.
  • According to Dr. Grossman, "Captain Greene underwent debridement surgery [which is the removal of dead tissue] and a homograft procedure [which is the use of cadaver skin to act as a biological dressing] to both right and left hands" on Tuesday morning. LAFD News & Information
  • Another option includes the surgical placement of a valve called a pulmonary homograft, which is a donated pulmonary valve and artery. Pulmonary Stenosis
  • The unit will also focus on research related to biodegradable stents, focus on cryopreservation of cardiac homografts, xenografts and decellularisation of tissue and autograft engineering, the release added.
  • These results suggest that decellularized heterografts may have some regenerative capacity and thus potentially greater durability than conventional cryopreserved homografts.
  • … Emily received a human homograft valve that was taken from the heart of a baby that had passed away," Frank said. News for WNCT
  • The resulting defect in the right ventricular outflow tract and main pulmonary artery is repaired using a homograft - a surgical tour de force.
  • Methods Our recent approach is to reconstruct the dilated right ventricle outflow tract (RVOT) as a fibro-muscular sleeve to support a pulmonary homograft valve conduit in orthotopic position.
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