xenotransplantation

noun

xe·no·trans·plan·ta·tion ˌze-nə-ˌtran(t)s-ˌplan-ˈtā-shən

ˌzē-

: transplantation of an organ, tissue, or cells between two different species

xenotransplant

ˌze-nə-ˈtran(t)s-ˌplant

ˌzē-

noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web For decades, researchers worldwide have investigated the potential of using pig organs — primarily hearts and kidneys — for xenotransplantation in humans because of similarities between the species in how their organs work. —

Angela Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2023 For more information on Dr. Joseph Tector’s xenotransplantation research at Makana Therapeutics, click here. —

Deeptee Jain, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2023 Pig hearts have been transplanted successfully into baboons by Dr. Muhammad Mohiuddin, a professor of surgery at University of Maryland School of Medicine who established the cardiac xenotransplantation program with Dr. Griffith and is its scientific director. —

New York Times, 10 Jan. 2022 Scientists today are also pursuing the use of animal organs for transplant into humans, known as xenotransplantation. —

Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 19 May 2021 Anyone wishing to succeed at xenotransplantation has to come up with strategies for blocking or sidestepping them. —

Megan Molteni, STAT, 24 Jan. 2022 In the long term, xenotransplantation may be key to ending organ shortages. —

Sabrina Weiss, WIRED, 30 Dec. 2022 Cooper thinks that the best hope of providing more organs lies in xenotransplantation—the act of replacing a human organ with an animal one. —

Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 20 Aug. 2012 In the late 2000s, there was almost a frenzy around xenotransplantation. —

Deeptee Jain, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2023 See More

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Word History

First Known Use

1969, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of xenotransplantation was in 1969

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