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Vinony

xenotransplantation

noun

  1. transplantation of cells or tissue across species
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *ksénwos Ancient Greek ξένϝος (xénwos) Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos)der. English xeno- English transplantation English xenotransplantation From xeno- + transplantation.

  1. The transplantation of biological or organic matter from a given species into a different one, especially when this matter has been altered (such as by genetic engineering)