ALLOGRAFT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does allograft mean? 

• ALLOGRAFT (noun)
  The noun ALLOGRAFT has 1 sense:

1. tissue or organ transplanted from a donor of the same species but different genetic makeup; recipient's immune system must be suppressed to prevent rejection of the graft

  Familiarity information: ALLOGRAFT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ALLOGRAFT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Tissue or organ transplanted from a donor of the same species but different genetic makeup; recipient's immune system must be suppressed to prevent rejection of the graft

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

allograft; homograft

Hypernyms ("allograft" is a kind of...):

graft; transplant ((surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient)

 Context examples 

Demineralized allograft bone with osteoinductive activity.

(Demineralized Bone Matrix, NCI Thesaurus)

The transfer of a healthy liver allograft from a donor to a patient.

(Liver Transplantation, NCI Thesaurus)

Immunity mediated by T-lymphocytes through either release of lymphokines or exertion of direct cytotoxicity; responsible for reactions such as allograft rejection and delayed hypersensitivity.

(Cell-Mediated Immunity, NIH CRISP Thesaurus)

Most allograft bone comes from donors who have died.

(Bone Grafts, NIH)

After transplantation of organ allografts, there are two pathways of antigen presentation.

(Allograft Rejection Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/KEGG)

It is used to help prioritize allocation of liver allografts for transplantation and replaces the Child-Pugh score.

(Model for End-Stage Liver Disease, NCI Thesaurus)

Vaccination is associated with the expression of murine alpha-1,3-galactosyl (alpha-gal) carbohydrate residues on cell membrane glycoproteins and glycolipids of the vaccine pancreatic cancer cell allograft; murine alpha-gal epitopes, not present on human cells, then induce a hyperacute rejection of the vaccine pancreatic cancer cell allograft.

(Algenpantucel-L, NCI Thesaurus)

A human dermis-derived allograft material.

(Acellular Cadaveric Dermal Matrix, NCI Thesaurus)

These cytotoxic lymphocytes may be generated in vitro in mixed lymphocyte cultures (MLC), in vivo during a graft-versus-host (GVH) reaction, or after immunization with an allograft, tumor cell or virally transformed or chemically modified target cell.

(Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte, NCI Thesaurus)

Demineralized bone matrices are prepared by acid extraction of allograft bone, resulting in loss of most of the mineralized component but retention of collagen and noncollagenous proteins, including growth factors.

(Demineralized Bone Matrix, NCI Thesaurus)