What is another word for allograft?
Pronunciation: [ˈaləɡɹˌaft] (IPA) 
Allograft is a medical term used to describe a transplant of tissues or organs from one individual to another of the same species. However, there are several other terms that can be used interchangeably for allograft including homograft, allogenous graft, homologous graft, and iso-graft. Homograft and allogenous graft can refer specifically to the transplantation of tissues or organs from a donor of the same species but with a different genetic makeup. Homologous graft and iso-graft can also refer to the transplantation of tissues or organs from one individual to another of the same species, but with the same genetic makeup. These synonyms are important to understand in the field of medicine when discussing various transplantation procedures.
