zoograft

Term: zoograft (n)

Literally meaning: “animal script”

Origin: Anc Greek

ζώον/zoon=a live thing, animal ⇒ζωή/zoi(=life)

+γραπτός/graptos>γράφειν/grafein(=grafein)(=write)

Coined/History

Definition

Zoograft is the transplantation of animal tissue to a human.