explant

American  

[eks-plant, -plahnt, eks-plant, -plahnt] / ɛksˈplænt, -ˈplɑnt, ˈɛksˌplænt, -ˌplɑnt /

verb (used with object)

1. to take living material from an animal or plant and place it in a culture medium.

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noun

1. a piece of explanted tissue.

explant British  

/ ɛksˈplɑːnt /

verb

1. to transfer (living tissue) from its natural site to a new site or to a culture medium

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noun

1. a piece of tissue treated in this way

Other Word Forms

• explantation
  noun

Etymology

Origin of explant

From the New Latin word explantāre, dating back to 1570–80. See ex- ¹, plant

Example Sentences

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explant

While uncommon, the explant is the fastest-growing type of cardiac surgery, by rate, in the U.S. today.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026

She then promptly had them removed and said that two months after her explant surgery, "I think you can tell just how happy I am to finally be fully me," Business Insider reported.

From Salon ● Jan. 30, 2024

When an implant is placed, the body naturally forms a protective capsule of scar tissue around it, which most surgeons do not remove during an explant, except in patients who have developed lymphoma.

From Slate ● Jun. 9, 2022

Like archeologists, surgeons explore, examine and explant, but they must leave minimal trace of their workings.

From New York Times ● Sep. 25, 2019

For explant organ cultures E12.5 intestines were micro-dissected and cultured as previously described.

From Nature ● Apr. 4, 2014