homograft

noun

tissue or organ transplanted from a donor of the same species but different genetic makeup

Roots

homoshomo- · Greek · same grapheingraft- · Greek · stylus, transplanted tissue

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Where does homograft come from?

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