#graft__transplant (surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient
supertype: #animal_tissue the tissue in the bodies of animals
subtype: #autograft tissue that is taken from one site and grafted to another site on the same person; "skin from his thigh replaced the burned skin on his arms"
subtype: #homograft__allograft 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
subtype: #heterograft__xenograft tissue from an animal of one species used as a temporary graft (as in cases of severe burns) on an individual of another species
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