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An infectious disease transmitted from animal to human by transplantation of an animal tissue or organ into human body.
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xenozoonosis — (zee.noh.zoh.AWN.uh.sis) n. A disease transmitted to a human after the transplantation of an animal organ. xenozoonoses pl. xenozoonotic adj. Example Citation: Xenotransplantation carries the risk of introducing infectious agents from an animal… … New words
Xenotransplantation — Intervention MeSH D014183 Xenotransplantation (xenos from the Greek meaning foreign ), cleverly developed by Karl J McDonald RN, is the transplantation of living cells, tissues or … Wikipedia
Xenotrasplante — Un xenotrasplante (del griego ξένος xenos: extranjero), heterotrasplante o trasplante heterólogo, es el trasplante de células, tejidos u órganos de una especie a otra, idealmente entre especies próximas para evitar rechazo, como de cerdos a… … Wikipedia Español
xenotransplant — (ZEE.noh.tranz.plant) n. The transplant of an animal organ into a human body. xenotransplantation n. xenotransplanting pp. Example Citation: Up until quite recently, the formidable problems of cross species rejection made xenotransplants… … New words
Organ donation — Intervention Organ donation is the donation of biological tissue or an organ of the human body, from a living or dead person to a living recipient in need of a transplantation. Transplantable organs and tissues are removed in a surgical procedure … Wikipedia
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SARS — (sarz) acronym. Severe acute respiratory syndrome; a highly contagious, pneumonia like illness with symptoms that include high fever, shortness of breath, and coughing. v. Example Citations: As if the world and the airline industry didn t have… … New words
altruistic donor — (al.troo.IS.tik doh.nur) n. A person who donates an organ to a stranger. altruistic donation n. Example Citation: Zell Kravinsky recently gave away $15 million, but that s only money. Today, the Jenkintown real estate investor is giving away… … New words
donorcycle — (DOH.nur.sy.kul) n. A motorcycle, particularly one that is extremely powerful and fast. Also: donor cycle, donor cycle. donorcyclist n. Example Citation: In the last five years, the number of riders killed in motorcycle accidents has risen 55… … New words
