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  1. Fields of Study
  2. engineering
  3. bioengineering
  4. tissue engineering
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. engineering
  3. bioengineering
  4. tissue engineering

Preferred term

tissue engineering

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information Generating tissue in vitro for clinical applications, such as replacing wounded tissues or impaired organs. The use of tissue scaffolding enables the generation of complex multi-layered tissues and tissue structures.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings 2013

    Type: Concept definition

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https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/206572

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