xen‧o‧trans‧plant /ˌzenəʊˈtrænsplɑːnt $ -noʊˈtrænsplænt/ noun

1. [uncountable and countable] the operation of putting an organ from an animal into a person’s body:
Doctors in Mississippi performed the world’s first heart xenotransplant.

2. [countable] the organ that is moved in a xenotransplant operation
—xenotransplant verb [transitive]
—xenotransplantation /ˌzenəʊtrænsplɑːnˈteɪʃən $ -noʊtrænsplæn-/ noun [uncountable]:
health risks related to xenotransplantation

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