xenotransplantation
noun
xe·no·trans·plan·ta·tion
ˌze-nə-ˌtran(t)s-ˌplan-ˈtā-shən 
ˌzē-
: transplantation of an organ, tissue, or cells between two different species
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Lisa Pisano, the fourth xenotransplantation patient and second to receive a pig kidney, died Sunday.
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Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 9 July 2024
The field responds A number of experts in the field of xenotransplantation said work would continue despite the deaths and setbacks.
—Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 31 May 2024
But xenotransplantation still comes with significant risks.
—Patrick Martin, NBC News, 21 Mar. 2024
The surgery marks the latest advance for xenotransplantation—the use of animal organs in people—which scientists have been pursuing for decades due to a shortage of suitable human donor organs.
—Emily Mullin, WIRED, 21 Mar. 2024
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Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 9 July 2024
The field responds A number of experts in the field of xenotransplantation said work would continue despite the deaths and setbacks.
—Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 31 May 2024
But xenotransplantation still comes with significant risks.
—Patrick Martin, NBC News, 21 Mar. 2024
The surgery marks the latest advance for xenotransplantation—the use of animal organs in people—which scientists have been pursuing for decades due to a shortage of suitable human donor organs.
—Emily Mullin, WIRED, 21 Mar. 2024
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“Xenotransplantation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/xenotransplantation. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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xenotransplantation
noun
xe·no·trans·plan·ta·tion
-ˌtran(t)s-ˌplan-ˈtā-shən
: transplantation of an organ, tissue, or cells between two different species (as a human and a domestic swine)
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