xenotransplantation
/ˌzɛnoʊˌtrænsplænˈteɪʃən/
noun
- The medical process of transplanting organs or tissues from an animal of a different species into a human body.
- Xenotransplantation could save thousands of lives by providing more donor organs.
- Ethical debates surround xenotransplantation because of risks like animal viruses.
- Advances in xenotransplantation have made pig heart transplants possible.
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