xenotransplant
/ˌzɛnoʊˈtrænsplænt/
noun
- An organ or tissue taken from an animal of a different species and surgically placed into a human body.
- The patient received a xenotransplant from a genetically modified pig.
- The first successful xenotransplant of a heart was a major medical breakthrough.
- Doctors are researching xenotransplants to help solve the shortage of human organs.
Synonyms
verb
- To surgically place an organ or tissue from an animal of a different species into a human body.
- Researchers hope to xenotransplant animal cells to treat diabetes.
- Surgeons plan to xenotransplant a pig kidney into the volunteer.
- The team successfully xenotransplanted a heart valve into the patient.