xenotransplant

American  

[zen-uh-trans-plant, ‑plahnt, zee-nuh‑] / ˈzɛn əˌtræns plænt, ‑plɑnt, ˈzi nə‑ /

noun

1. xenograft.

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xenotransplant British  

/ ˈzɛnəʊˌtrænsˌplɑːnt /

noun

1. surgery an operation in which an organ or tissue is transferred from one animal to another of a different species

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Other Word Forms

• xenotransplantation noun

Example Sentences

A recent study in the Journal of Hepatology describes the first successful auxiliary liver xenotransplant from a genetically engineered pig into a living human.

From Science Daily • Dec. 7, 2025

Pisano is the first woman to receive a pig organ — and unlike with prior xenotransplant experiments, both her heart and kidneys had failed.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 24, 2024

Scientists currently working to bridge the donor gap have tested pig kidneys and hearts in monkeys, aiming to gain formal approval from the Food and Drug Administration for further xenotransplant studies.

From Salon • Oct. 23, 2023

The eGenesis researchers aren’t the first to show a xenotransplant survival rate of more than a year in nonhuman primates.

From Scientific American • Oct. 11, 2023

All the subsequent information gathered will be applied when they are ready for the next xenotransplant patient.

From Washington Post • Jul. 6, 2022