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

xenotransplant

ˌze-nə-ˈtran(t)s-ˌplant  ˌzē- 

noun

Examples of xenotransplantation in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Lisa Pisano, the fourth xenotransplantation patient and second to receive a pig kidney, died Sunday. —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

Word History

First Known Use

1969, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

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)