explantation
- noun
- /ˌɛksplænˈteɪʃən/
- Specialized
:
explantación
- The explantation of the kidney allowed the doctors to study the effects of the disease on the organ.
Examples
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After the explantation, the tissue samples were cultured in a lab for further analysis.
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During the explantation, the medical team carefully removed the tissue for transplantation purposes.
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During the explantation, the surgeons noted the development of adhesions that represented an apparent inflammatory response to the electrode array; these adhesions were the likely source of current shunt.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
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7.8
Surgery that removes part of an organ or tissue
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9.5
To remove the inside parts of a body, often in animals or surgery
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7.9
A medical operation that cuts out tissue or a growth
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9.9
Taking out internal organs from a body, often during surgery
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9.9
Removal of an organ or tumor by surgery without cutting it open
The removal of part of the body by surgery
The removal of a body part or tissue by surgery
Removal of organs from a body area in a major operation, often the eye or lower belly
Removal of an arm or leg at its joint during surgery
How Extensive
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9.9
- Specialized
- Specialized
7
7.8
- Specialized
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7.9
- Specialized
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4.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Explantation comes from ex- 'out' and plant 'to put in', so imagine pulling up a small plant to study its roots. That's why explantation means taking tissue or an organ out of a living body for study or culture.