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- verb medicine To remove
cells or cellular material from (such as from an organ or tissue)
Etymologies
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de- + cellular + -ize
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qroqqa commented on the word decellularize
Taylor . . . now wants to repeat the achievement on a much larger scale, by "decellularising" hearts, livers and other organs taken either from human cadavers or from larger animals such as pigs, and coating them in stem cells harvested from people.
—New Scientist, 6 June 2009
June 8, 2009
dontcry commented on the word decellularize
I decellularized my son when his grades dropped last quarter. No more cell phone...
June 8, 2009
seanahan commented on the word decellularize
Or in England, demobilize.
June 10, 2009
bilby commented on the word decellularize
demobilise, please.
June 10, 2009
seanahan commented on the word decellularize
Sorry, I stand corrected.
June 10, 2009