therapeutic cloning
A biomedical term referring to the cloning of human cells or tissues for medical treatment, as opposed to reproductive cloning.
Therapeutic cloning is being researched in the field of regenerative medicine.
Therapeutic cloning should be distinguished from reproductive cloning.
Reproductive cloning, which aims to create a living organism, contrasted with therapeutic cloning.
Compound of 治療的 (therapeutic) and クローニング (cloning), a direct calque from English 'therapeutic cloning'.