allograft

(noun)

A surgical transplant of tissue between genetically different individuals of the same species; a homograft or homotransplant.

Related Terms

  • bone grafting
  • organ transplantation
  • autograft
  • autologous

Examples of allograft in the following topics:

  • Organ Transplants

    • Transplants recently performed between two subjects of the same species are called allografts.
    • Allografts can be from a living or cadaveric source.
  • Bone Grafting

    • Bone grafts may be autologous (bone harvested from the patient's own body, often from the iliac crest), allograft (cadaveric bone usually obtained from a bone bank), or synthetic (often made of hydroxyapatite or other naturally-occurring and biocompatible substances) with similar mechanical properties to bone.
  • Abnormal Curves of the Vertebral Column

    • In this procedure, bone (either harvested from elsewhere in the body autograft or from a donor allograft) is grafted to the vertebrae so that when it heals they will form one solid bone mass and the vertebral column becomes rigid.
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