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Xenotransplantation
Xenotransplantation (xeno- from the Greek meaning "foreign") is the transplantation of living cells, tissues or organs from one species to another such as from pigs to humans (see Medical grafting). Such cells, tissues or organs are called xenografts or xenotransplants. The term allotransplantation refers to a same-species transplant. Human xenotransplantation offers a potential treatment for end-stage organ failure, a significant health problem in parts of the industrialized world. It also raises many novel medical, legal and ethical issues. A continuing concern is that pigs have different lifespans than humans and their tissues age at a different rate. Disease transmission (xenozoonosis) and permanent alteration to the genetic code of animals are a cause for concern.
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Xenograft
Xenograft /xeno·graft/ a graft of tissue transplanted between animals of different species; it may be concordant, occurring between closely related [more]Xenograft - Community and Resources


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xenograft
Noun
1. tissue from an animal of one species used as a temporary graft (as in cases of severe burns) on an individual of another species
(synonym) heterograft
(hypernym) graft, transplant


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xenograft
The cells of one species transplanted to another species.

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XENOGRAFT
XENOTRAPIANTO. TRAPIANTO ETEROPLASTICO

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