xen ‧ o ‧ trans ‧ plant /ˌzenəʊˈtrænsplɑːnt $ -noʊˈtrænsplænt/ BrE AmE noun
1 . [uncountable and countable] the operation of putting an organ from an animal into a person’s body:
Doctors in Mississippi performed the world’s first heart xenotransplant.
2 . [countable] the organ that is moved in a xenotransplant operation
—xenotransplant verb [transitive]
—xenotransplantation /ˌzenəʊtrænsplɑːnˈteɪʃ ə n $ -noʊtrænsplæn-/ noun [uncountable] :
health risks related to xenotransplantation