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transplant vs xenotransplantation

xenotransplantation vs transplant

transplant and xenotransplantation both are nouns.

transplant is a verb but xenotransplantation is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
transplant Yes No Yes No
xenotransplantation Yes No No No
As nouns, xenotransplantation is a hyponym of transplant; that is, xenotransplantation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than transplant:
  • transplant: an operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient)
  • xenotransplantation: a surgical procedure in which tissue or whole organs are transferred from one species to another species
Other hyponyms of transplant include corneal graft, corneal transplant, keratoplasty, xenotransplant.
transplant (noun) xenotransplantation (noun)
the act of removing something from one location and introducing it in another location a surgical procedure in which tissue or whole organs are transferred from one species to another species
an operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient)
(surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient
transplant (verb) xenotransplantation (verb)
transfer from one place or period to another
place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient
lift and reset in another soil or situation
be transplantable
Difference between transplant and xenotransplantation

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