heterograft

noun

tissue from an animal of one species used as a temporary graft (as in cases of severe burns) on an individual of another species

Roots

heteroshetero- · Greek · different grapheingraft- · Greek · stylus

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Where does heterograft come from?

The word heterograft breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: hetero-, from Greek heteros (“different”); and graft, from Greek graphein (“stylus”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.