homostatic en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Hellenic *homós Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós)der. English homo- Ancient Greek στᾰτῐκός (stătĭkós)der. Latin staticusder. English static English homostatic From homo- + static.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Describing homografts which are inert when transplanted into the recipient.
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.
W. P. Longmire, J. National Cancer Institute, 14, 669These grafts persist however as homostatic grafts and are completely replaced by host tissues in time.
H. Conway, The Bulletin of the Hong Kong Chinese Medical Association, 13, 43