Xenotransplant

/zˈɛnətɹˌansplant/

/zˈɛnətɹˌænsplænt/

[noun]

Xenotransplant

[NOUN]

a surgical procedure in which tissue or whole organs are transfered from one species to another species

synonyms : xenotransplantation

Examples

1. Xenotransplants of small bits, like heart valves, have already happened for decades.

2. So, needless to say, we’re still a long ways off from growing whole tissues or functional organs and successful xenotransplants.

3. So, pig cartilage or cadaver cartilage have a hurdle which is the fact that pig cartilage is a xenotransplant, so it's a transplant between two different species and for that reason it will be rejected.