Living tissue removed from its normal environment and transferred to an artificial medium for growth.
Living tissue transferred from an organism to an artificial medium for culture. ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
(eks-plant´) to remove something from the body, such as an implant, or tissue placed in artificial medium for growth.(eks´plant) tissue taken from its original site and transferred to an artificial medium for growth.
A small piece of a living tissue taken for the purpose of establishing an in vitro culture. Cell cultures are often identified by the source of the initial explant: e.g. meristem tip cultures, anther cultures.
Type: Term Pronunciation: eks-plant′ Definitions: 1. Living tissue transferred from an organism to an artificial medium for culture.
Explant: 1. The original meaning: to transfer tissue from the body and place it in a culture medium for growth; and the tissue that is transferred. 2. To remove a device that had been implanted. 'It took about three hours to 'explant' Megan's pump (ventricular assist device)....' (New York Times, June 10, 2003)
to take living material from an animal or plant and place it in a culture medium.