to explant
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8.5
- verb
- /ɪkˈsplænt/
- Specialized
- The cochlear device was explanted, and a radical mastoidectomy was performed.
- explanted hearts
Examples
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The surgeon will explant the damaged tissue to study its condition.
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OK, So yes, when you get explant surgery, make sure they remove the capsule.
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Should we explant it and implant the opposite ear?
Academic text (1999) -
And as soon as I started stumbling into the world of what they call explant surgery, everybody kept recommending this private Facebook group.
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The parents of our patient did not want any further surgery, so we explanted the device and completed a radical mastoidectomy.
Academic text (1999) -
The tissue expander is explanted, and the expanded fascial layer and skin flap are separated to provide a space for placement of the framework.
Academic text (2014) -
In brief, labelled neural crests were explanted into fibronectin-coated hydrogels and allowed to disperse.
Academic text (2018) -
After careful consideration, they decided to explant the device for further examination.
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To better understand the patient's reaction, the doctors will explant the implant next week.
Synonyms
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7.7
To remove organs or cells from a body for medical use
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9.5
To remove the inside parts of a body, often in animals or surgery
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8.8
To remove a breathing tube from a patient after treatment
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9.9
Remove a part of the body by surgery or a medical treatment
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9.9
To remove a growth or organ whole from the tissue around it
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9.9
To remove an organ or body tissue completely by surgery
To remove the contents of an organ by surgery
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Explant comes from ex- 'out' and plant, like the opposite of implant. Think of taking a plant out of the ground — to explant is to remove a device or tissue 'out' of a body for study or transplant, so the origin explains the action.