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10 Language-to-English DictionariesIsograft
/ˈaɪ.soʊ.ɡræft/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A tissue or organ graft transplanted between two genetically identical individuals, such as monozygotic twins.
"The patient successfully received an isograft from her identical twin sister." - 2
In biology and medicine, a transplant where the donor and recipient share the exact same genetic makeup, resulting in a lack of immune rejection.
"Because the donor and recipient were identical twins, the isograft did not require aggressive immunosuppressive therapy."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in the mid-20th century, the term combines the Greek prefix 'iso-' meaning 'equal' or 'same' with the English noun 'graft', referring to transplanted tissue. It emerged during the rapid advancements of modern immunology and organ transplantation to precisely classify tissue grafts exchanged between genetically identical individuals.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Isograft" is said worldwide
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isogreffe
Transliteration: /i.zɔ.ɡʁɛf/
"Le patient a reçu une isogreffe de la part de son frère jumeau."
Isotransplantat
Transliteration: /ˈiːzoˌtʁansplantaːt/
"Das Isotransplantat wurde erfolgreich zwischen den echten Zwillingen übertragen."
isografo
Transliteration: /iˈzɔɡrafo/
"Il chirurgo ha eseguito un isografo tra i due fratelli gemelli."
isografe
Transliteration: /isoˈɣɾafe/
Script: isograto
"El isograto fue aceptado perfectamente por el sistema inmunológico."
isogênico
Transliteration: /izuˈʒɛniku/
Script: enxerto isogênico
"O enxerto isogênico não causou rejeição no paciente."
समप्रत्यारोपण
Transliteration: samapratyaropan
"जुड़वां भाइयों के बीच समप्रत्यारोपण सफल रहा।"
同卵移植
Transliteration: tóng luǎn yí zhí
"医生在基因相同的双胞胎之间进行了同卵移植。"
동질이식
Transliteration: dongjilirisik
"일란성 쌍둥이 사이의 동질이식은 면역 거부 반응이 없습니다."
同系移植
Transliteration: doukei ishoku
"一卵性双生児の間で同系移植が行われた。"
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