tissue engineering

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tissue engineering (uncountable)

  1. An interdisciplinary field that applies the principles of engineering and life sciences toward the development of biological substitutes that restore, maintain, or improve tissue function or a whole organ.[1]

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  1. ^ Langer R, Vacanti J (1993). "Tissue engineering". Science. 260 (5110): 920–6. PMID 8493529. doi:10.1126/science.8493529.