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English
Etymology
xeno- + -geneic
Adjective
xenogeneic (not comparable)
- (genetics) Derived from a different species and therefore genetically and immunologically incompatible
2000, Kanazawa A., Platt J.L., “Prospects for xenotransplantation of the liver”, in Seminars in liver disease, →DOI:Among the types of xenografts that might be undertaken are extracorporeal "xenoperfusion" or perfusion of devices containing xenogeneic hepatocytes, auxiliary liver transplants, bridge liver transplants, and hepatocyte transplants.
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