explant - Definition and Meaning

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(verb)

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transfer (living cells, tissues, or organs) from animals or plants to a nutrient medium

examples

we decided to explant the heart and excise the tumour

the explanted lungs were collected by the transplantation team

(noun)

definitions

a cell, organ, or piece of tissue which has been transferred from animals or plants to a nutrient medium