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Word: Explant
Speech Type: Verb
late 16th century (in obsolete sense ‘send out as an offshoot or branch’): from modern Latin explantare, from ex- ‘out’ + plantare ‘to plant’. Modern meanings date from the early 20th century
ɛksˈplɑːnt
ɪksˈplɑːnt
transfer (living cells, tissues, or organs) from animals or plants to a nutrient medium
Short Definition:transfer living cells, tissues, or organs from animals or plants
Examples:- we decided to explant the heart and excise the tumour
- the explanted lungs were collected by the transplantation team
Word: Explant
Speech Type: Noun
ˈɛksplɑːnt
a cell, organ, or piece of tissue which has been transferred from animals or plants to a nutrient medium.
Short Definition:cell, organ, or piece of tissue which has been transferred in this way
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