Etymology

xenotransplantation

Today it means: The transplantation of biological or organic matter from a given species into a different one, especially when this matter has been altered (such as by genetic engineering) Full definition →

English transplantation ← Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos) ← Proto-Hellenic *ksénwos
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  1. Proto-Hellenic*ksénwos
  2. Ancient Greekξένϝος (xénwos)
  3. Ancient Greekξένος (xénos)
  4. Englishxeno-
  5. Englishtransplantation
  6. English todayxenotransplantation

From xeno- + transplantation.

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