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Definition of xenotransplantation noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

xenotransplantation

noun

/ˌziːnəʊˌtrænsplɑːnˈteɪʃn/

/ˌziːnəʊˌtrænsplænˈteɪʃn/

[uncountable] (medical)

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the process of taking organs from animals and putting them into humans for medical purposes

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