explant

[eks-plant, -plahnt, eks-plant, -plahnt]

verb (used with object)

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

noun

1. a piece of explanted tissue.

explant

/ ɛksˈplɑːnt /

verb

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

noun

1. a piece of tissue treated in this way

Other Word Forms

• explantation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of explant¹

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

Example Sentences

In the latest study from the Wellcome Sanger Institute and collaborators, the team established ex vivo explant models, or 'mini placentas' from human samples5, which allowed them to map the response to infection at single-cell resolution.

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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.

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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.

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A Facebook group called Breast Implant Illness and Healing by Nicole, which has more than 165,000 members, convinced Evans to explant.

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Evans has since joined another group, Breast Explant Regret, which has just under 8,000 followers to date.

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