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- marrow very tender and very nutritious tissue from marrowbones
- debridement surgical removal of foreign material and dead tissue from a wound in order to prevent infection and promote healing
- curette a surgical instrument shaped like a scoop to remove tissue from a bodily cavity
- curet a surgical instrument shaped like a scoop to remove tissue from a bodily cavity
- corneal transplant a surgical procedure in which part or all of a damaged or diseased cornea is replaced by healthy corneal tissue from a donor
- keratoplasty a surgical procedure in which part or all of a damaged or diseased cornea is replaced by healthy corneal tissue from a donor
- chorionic villus biopsy a prenatal test to detect birth defects at an early stage of pregnancy; tissue from the chorionic villi is assayed
- chorionic villus sampling a prenatal test to detect birth defects at an early stage of pregnancy; tissue from the chorionic villi is assayed
- xenograft tissue from an animal of one species used as a temporary graft (as in cases of severe burns) on an individual of another species
- meristem undifferentiated tissue from which new cells are formed, as at the tip of a stem or root