xenotransplant
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xenotransplant — xen|o|trans|plant [ˌzenəuˈtrænspla:nt US nouˈtrænsplænt] n 1.) [U and C] the operation of putting an organ from an animal into a person s body ▪ Doctors in Mississippi performed the world s first heart xenotransplant. 2.) the organ that is moved… … Dictionary of contemporary English
xenotransplant — UK [ˌzenəʊˈtrænsplɑːnt] / US [ˌzenoʊˈtrænsplænt] noun Word forms xenotransplant : singular xenotransplant plural xenotransplants 1) [countable/uncountable] medical a transplant operation in which a part of an animal s body is put into a person s… … English dictionary
xenotransplant — noun see xenotransplantation … New Collegiate Dictionary
xenotransplant — xenotransplantation, n. /zen euh trans plant, plahnt, zee neuh /, n. xenograft. * * * … Universalium
xenotransplant — noun An instance of xenotransplantation … Wiktionary
xenotransplant — (ZEE.noh.tranz.plant) n. The transplant of an animal organ into a human body. xenotransplantation n. xenotransplanting pp. Example Citation: Up until quite recently, the formidable problems of cross species rejection made xenotransplants… … New words
xenotransplant — v. transplant an animal organ into a human body n. instance of transplanting an animal organ into a human body … English contemporary dictionary
xenotransplant — xe·no·transplant … English syllables
xenotransplant — srg xen•o•trans•plant [[t]ˈzɛn əˌtræns plænt, plɑnt, ˈzi nə [/t]] n. xenograft xen o•trans plan•ta′tion, n … From formal English to slang
xenotransplant — /zinoʊˈtrænsplænt/ (say zeenoh transplant) noun 1. the surgical transfer of cells, tissues or whole organs from one species to another. 2. the cells, tissues, or organs transferred. {xeno + transplant} –xenotransplantation… …
