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With xenotransplantation, non-human tissue or organs is transplanted into human recipients. Basically, it means that organs from a pig are transferred to a human.
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Xenotransplantation is the transfer of living cells, tissues and/or organs from non-human animal species into humans. Technically it could be the other way around or between any two species. Xenotransplantation is currently not a recognized medical practice in industrialized countries, but has the potential to encompass a broad spectrum of applications.
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If you mean a "xenotransplant", it is a transplant of animal organs to a human. These types of transplant are incredibly rare, since xenotransplantation just does not work long term - animal organs do not work in humans. (Sometimes xenotransplantation is used to bridge a gap for a very ill patient, until a human organ becomes available).
The correct word you might be looking for is "xenotransplantation" (xeno-transplant-ation). Xenotransplantation is taking live cells or tissue from one species and transplanting them into another species.. for example, transplanting a heart valve from a pig into a human. You can find more info on it by looking up "medical grafting". When a transplant comes from a human and goes into another human, as in a liver or heart transplant, it's called "allotransplantation".
It is a question of morals. Is it right to transplant animal cells, tissues or organs into humans?
Well, the huge disadvantage is that they do not work when used for animal-to-human transplantation (xenotransplantation), compared to allotransplantation (human-to-human). The other main disadvantage is the risk of transmitting diseases from animals to humans. Please see related link on xenotransplantation for further details.