Medical term:
explant
explant
1. (eks-plant´) to take from the body and place in an artificial medium for growth.
2. (eks´plant) tissue taken from the body and grown in an artificial medium.
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ex·plant
(eks-plant'),Living tissue transferred from an organism to an artificial medium for culture.
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explant
(ĕk-splănt′)tr.v. ex·planted, ex·planting, ex·plants
To remove (living tissue) from the natural site of growth and place in a medium for culture.
n. (ĕks′plănt′)
Explanted tissue.
ex′plan·ta′tion n.
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explant
Transplantation medicine An organ that requires removal due to rejection, after transplantation. See Transplantation.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
ex·plant
(eks-plant')Living tissue transferred from an organism to an artificial medium for culture.
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explant
any actively dividing plant tissue that can be induced to produce CALLUS tissue in tissue culture.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
implant
1. (im-plant´) to insert or graft material, such as tissue or radioactive material, into intact tissues or a body cavity; see also transplant.
2. (im´plant) any material inserted or grafted into the body.
cochlear implant see cochlear implant.
dental implant a prosthetic tooth with an anchoring structure surgically implanted beneath the mucosal or periosteal layer or in the bone.
Sequence of treatment with osseointegrated dental implants. From Darby and Walsh, 1995.
penile implant penile prosthesis.
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ex·plan·ta·tion
(eks'plan-tā'shŭn),The act of transferring an explant.
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