homostatic

English

Etymology

From homo- +‎ static.

Adjective

homostatic (not comparable)

1. Describing homografts which are inert when transplanted into the recipient.
   • W. P. Longmire, J. National Cancer Institute, 14, 669:

     The term homostatic graft might be applied to inert tissues such as bone and cartilage when transferred from one individual to another of the same species; and the term homovital graft might be used in reference to grafts whose cells must continue to grow and reproduce for the graft to be effective after similar transplantation.

   • H. Conway, The Bulletin of the Hong Kong Chinese Medical Association, 13, 43:

     These grafts persist however as homostatic grafts and are completely replaced by host tissues in time.