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Definition of "explanted" []

  • Simple past tense and past participle of explant. (verb)
  • Removed from a natural site of growth, and placed in a culture medium (especially in relation to plants) (adjective)
  • Removed from the body (especially in relation to organs) (adjective)

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Use "explanted" in a sentence
  • "Late last year they recommended that all PIP implants should be explanted."
  • "They get explanted and replaced with new devices when the battery gets too low."
  • "Embryonic stem cells that have been explanted, in vitro are manipulated and retransplanted into the same patient or a different patient and they have the ability to contribute to all mature cell types of the recipient for an extended period of time."
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