Noun: xenotransplant 'ze-now,tran(t)s,plãnt
- A surgical procedure in which tissue or whole organs are transferred from one species to another species
"Xenotransplants from pigs to humans are being researched as a potential solution to organ shortages";
- xenotransplantation
Derived forms: xenotransplants
Type of: organ transplant, transplant, transplantation
Encyclopedia: Xenotransplant