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ex⋅plant

  [v. eks-plant, -plahnt; n. eks-plant, -plahnt]
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–verb (used with object)
1. to take living material from an animal or plant and place it in a culture medium.
–noun
2. a piece of explanted tissue.
Origin:
1570–80; < NL explantāre. See ex- 1 , plant

Related forms:
ex⋅plan⋅ta⋅tion, noun
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ex·plant   (ěk-splānt')   
tr.v.   ex·plant·ed, ex·plant·ing, ex·plants
To remove (living tissue) from the natural site of growth and place in a medium for culture.
n.   (ěks'plānt')
Explanted tissue.

[ex- + (im)plant.]
ex'plan·ta'tion n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1ex·plant
Pronunciation: (')ek-'splant
Function: transitive verb
: to remove (living tissue) especially to a medium for tissueculture —ex·plan·ta·tion /"ek-"splan-'tA-sh&n/ noun

Main Entry: 2ex·plant
Pronunciation: 'ek-"splant
Function: noun
: living tissue removed from an organism and placed in a medium for tissueculture
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explant ex·plant (ěk-splānt')
v. ex·plant·ed, ex·plant·ing, ex·plants
To transfer living tissue from an organism to an artificial medium for culture. n. (ěks'plānt')
Tissue so transferred.

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