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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A naturally derived or artificial structure, implanted in the body, on which tissue grows in the form of a missing or damaged organ etc.; the process being called tissue engineering

Etymology

From bio- + scaffold.

Related phrases

tissue engineering

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