explantations
/ˌɛksplænˈteɪʃənz/
noun
- The plural of explantation; the act or process of removing living tissue from a plant or animal for scientific study or cultivation.
- Explantations of coral fragments help researchers study reef regeneration.
- The lab performed several explantations of leaf tissue for the experiment.
- The surgeon documented the explantations of skin grafts for the research paper.