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- noun A
prosthesis made frombiological , rather thansynthetic , material
Etymologies
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bio- + prosthesis
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Examples
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Jilaihawi H, Chin D, Vasa-Nicotera M, Jeilan M, et al. Predictors for permanent pacemaker requirement after transcatheter aortic valve implantation with the CoreValve bioprosthesis.
theHeart.org 2009
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