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heterotransplant

/ˌhɛtəʊtrəʊnˈsplɑːnt/

/ˌhɛtərəˈtrænsplænt/

heterotransplantnoun

heterotransplants

/ˌhɛtəʊtrəʊnˈsplɑːnt/

/ˌhɛtərəˈtrænsplænt/

Translations

The surgeon performed a heterotransplant to replace the damaged tissue.

Хирург провел операцию по пересадке гетеротрансплантата для замены поврежденной ткани.

Additional translations

Definitions

A transplant of tissue or an organ from one species to another, also known as xenotransplant.

The medical team performed a heterotransplant using a pig's heart valve for the patient.

The surgical procedure of transplanting tissue or an organ from one species to another.

Advances in immunosuppression have revived interest in the heterotransplant of animal organs into humans.

Synonyms

cross-species transplant

heterologous transplant

heterotransplantverb

heterotransplanted

Past Simple

heterotransplanted

Past Participle

heterotransplanting

Gerund

/ˌhɛtərəʊˈtrænsplɑːnt/

/ˌhɛt̬əroʊˈtrænsplænt/

Used transitively in biomedical contexts: to transplant tissue or an organ between different species.

Definitions

To transplant tissue or an organ from one species to another.

Scientists heterotransplanted human tumors into immunodeficient mice to study cancer progression.

Synonyms

cross-species transplant

cross-species graft