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