xenotransplantation definition

xen⋅o⋅trans⋅plant

[zen-uh-trans-plant, ‑plahnt, zee-nuh‑]

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–noun

xenograft.

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xen⋅o⋅trans⋅plan⋅ta⋅tion, noun

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xen·o·trans·plan·ta·tion (zěn'ə-trāns'plān-tā'shən, zē'nə-)

n. The surgical transfer of cells, tissues, or especially whole organs from one species to another.

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xenotransplantation [(zen-uh-trans-plan-tay-shun)]

The transplantation of animal tissue or organs from one species to another.

Note: With the shortage of human organs available for transplant, some work has been done to use pig and nonhuman primate tissues and organs instead. Some critics charge that this could lead to new, dangerous forms of disease if a pathogen that now only affects animals becomes communicable among humans.

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Main Entry: xe·no·trans·plan·ta·tion
Pronunciation: -"tran(t)s-"plan-'tA-sh&n
Function: noun
: transplantation of anorgan, tissue, or cells between two different species (as a human and a domestic swine)

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xenotransplantation (zěn'ə-trāns'plān-tā'shən, zē'nə-) Pronunciation Key
The surgical transfer of cells, tissues, or especially whole organs from one species to another.

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