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Meaning of allotransplantation in English:

allotransplantation

noun

Biology Medicine

  • The transplantation of organs, tissue, or cells from a genetically distinct individual of the same species.

Pronunciation

allotransplantation

/ˌalə(ʊ)ˌtransplɑːnˈteɪʃn/

Origin

1960s; earliest use found in Bratislavské Lékarské Listy. From allo- + transplantation, after Slovak alotransplantácia.