"Replacement organs" refers to organs that are used to replace a person's damaged or malfunctioning organ with a healthy one, typically through transplantation.
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«replacement»
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Sentences with «replacement organs»
- The embryonic cells can develop into replacement organs in the lab or be injected into an egg, where they develop as a viable embryo and are literally born. (discovermagazine.com)
- One day, making a pig of yourself could have a whole new meaning with the advent of animals bred to provide us with replacement organs if we need them. (newscientist.com)
- In the more distant future, scientists might be able to grow whole replacement organs that our bodies will not reject. (scientificamerican.com)
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