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Word: Explant
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
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
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɛksˈplɑːnt
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪksˈplɑːnt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
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
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