fetal tissue transplant


noun
  1. a surgical procedure in which tissue from an aborted fetus is grafted into a patient to replace or improve defective tissue, especially to treat Parkinson's disease or other neurological disorders.

  2. the tissue used in this procedure.

  • Also called fetal tissue implant.

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