isograft
/ˈaɪsəˌɡræft/
noun
- A surgical graft of tissue taken from a genetically identical donor, such as an identical twin.
- The patient received an isograft from his identical twin brother.
- The success of the isograft was due to the genetic match between the donor and recipient.
- Doctors prefer an isograft when possible because it reduces the risk of rejection.
verb
- To transplant tissue from a genetically identical donor.
- They plan to isograft a small piece of bone to repair the fracture.
- Researchers isograft cells into mice to study immune responses.
- The surgeon decided to isograft skin from the patient's twin.