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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But xenotransplantation still comes with significant risks.
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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
The announcement marks the latest development in xenotransplantation, the term for efforts to try to heal human patients with cells, tissues, or organs from animals.
—Mike Stobbe, Fortune Well, 21 Mar. 2024
Because Bennett didn’t qualify for a traditional heart transplant, xenotransplantation was his only hope to stay alive.
—Elizabeth Svoboda, Discover Magazine, 3 Dec. 2023
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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
The announcement marks the latest development in xenotransplantation, the term for efforts to try to heal human patients with cells, tissues, or organs from animals.
—Mike Stobbe, Fortune Well, 21 Mar. 2024
Because Bennett didn’t qualify for a traditional heart transplant, xenotransplantation was his only hope to stay alive.
—Elizabeth Svoboda, Discover Magazine, 3 Dec. 2023
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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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