Letter E

Explant

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<B>1.</B> The original meaning: to transfer tissue from the body and place it in a culture medium for growth; and the tissue that is transferred.

<B>2.</B> To remove a device that had been implanted.

'It took about three hours to 'explant' Megan's pump (ventricular assist device)....' (New York Times, June 10, 2003)

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