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Bio Word Quiz

Saturday December 27, 2008
Do you know what xenotransplantation means? Biology can be filled with words that sometime seem incomprehensible. By "dissecting" these words into discrete units, even the most complex terms can be understood.

We can determine the meaning of the word xenotransplantation by dissecting its prefixes and/or suffixes as follows: xeno-, trans-, plantation.

Xeno means foreign, trans means across, and plantation refers to the act or practice of planting, or setting. Xenotransplantation is the removal, transference, and implantation of an organ or tissue from one species to a different species.

Test your knowledge of biology prefixes and suffixes. Take the Biology Prefixes and Suffixes Quiz!

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