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xenotransplantation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.53 in modern English

Syllables
xeno-trans-plan-ta-tion
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The transplantation of biological or organic matter from a given species into a different one, especially when this matter has been altered (such as by genetic engineering)

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Pre-Greekder. Proto-Hellenic *ksénwos Ancient Greek ξένϝος (xénwos) Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos)der. English xeno- English transplantation English xenotransplantation From xeno- + transplantation.

Usage

Inflected Forms

xenotransplantations (plural)

Synonyms

heterotransplantation xenotransplant

Questions

What does xenotransplantation mean?
The transplantation of biological or organic matter from a given species into a different one, especially when this matter has been altered (such as by genetic engineering)
Where does xenotransplantation come from?
Etymology tree Pre-Greekder. Proto-Hellenic *ksénwos Ancient Greek ξένϝος (xénwos) Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos)der. English xeno- English transplantation English xenotransplantation From xeno- + transplantation.

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