isograft

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English

Etymology

From iso- +‎ graft.

Noun

isograft (plural isografts)

  1. A surgical transplant of tissue between genetically identical individuals (i.e. monozygotic twins).
    Coordinate terms: autograft, allograft, xenograft

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Verb

isograft (third-person singular simple present isografts, present participle isografting, simple past and past participle isografted)

  1. To perform a transplant of this kind.