Usually means: Tissue removed for scientific study.
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General (10 matching dictionaries)
  1. explant: Merriam-Webster
  2. explant: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. explant: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. explant: Collins English Dictionary
  5. explant: Wiktionary
  6. explant: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  7. explant: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. explant: Dictionary.com
  9. Explant: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. explant: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. explant: Encyclopedia

Medicine (7 matching dictionaries)
  1. explant: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. Explant: MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary
  4. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  5. explant: Medical dictionary
  6. Explant: Drug Medical Dictionary
  7. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. explant: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (explant)

noun:  (biology) Any portion taken from a plant or an animal that will be used to initiate a culture. It can be a portion of the shoot, or of the leaves, or even just some cells.
verb:  (medicine) To remove something, such as a medical device, that has been implanted.

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