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explant
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ex·plant  (k-splnt)
tr.v. ex·plant·ed, ex·plant·ing, ex·plants
To remove (living tissue) from the natural site of growth and place in a medium for culture.
n. (ksplnt)
Explanted tissue.

[ex- + (im)plant.]

explan·tation n.


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The participants narrated their experiences of health and illness leading up to the VAD, their experience during the period of VAD support, and their experience of recovery after transplantation or explantation.
But regardless of whether flap necrosis is a major or minor complication, it is one that is feared because it can necessitate explantation of an expensive device.
Plastic surgeons usually recommend explantation if the implant has ruptured, even if the silicone is still enclosed within the scar tissue capsule, because the device is no longer working as intended.
 
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