noun
- a tissue or organ transplanted from one individual to another of the same species
Usage: medical/surgical term; also called homograft
Examples
- The surgeon performed a homotransplant of skin tissue from a donor to the burn victim.
- A homotransplant kidney from a living relative has a higher success rate than one from a cadaver.
- The patient's body rejected the homotransplant within six months despite immunosuppressive therapy.
- Homotransplants are commonly used in corneal transplantation procedures.
- The ethics committee reviewed the homotransplant protocol before the trial began.