Definition of Xenotransplantation

1. Noun. A surgical procedure in which tissue or whole organs are transfered from one species to another species.

Exact synonyms: Xenotransplant
Generic synonyms: Organ Transplant, Transplant, Transplantation

Definition of Xenotransplantation

1. Noun. The transplantation of biological or organic matter from a given species into a different one, especially when this matter has been altered (such as by genetic engineering) ¹

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Medical Definition of Xenotransplantation

1. The surgical removal of an organ or tissue from one species and transplanting it into a member of a different species, for example: the use of a baboon heart in a human being. (11 May 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Xenotransplantation

xenopids
xenoplastic
xenoplastically
xenoplasty
xenopterygii
xenopus laevis
xenopuses
xenoreactive
xenoreactivity
xenosome
xenotime
xenotimes
xenotite
xenotransplant
xenotransplantable
xenotransplantation (current term)
xenotransplantations
xenotransplanted
xenotransplants
xenotropic
xenotropic virus
xenotropism
xenovenine
xenozoonoses
xenozoonosis
xenthiorate
xenurine
xenygloxal
xenyhexenic acid
xenyl

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