Transplantation

Transplantation (pronunciation: trans-plan-tay-shun) is a medical procedure where an organ or tissue is moved from one body to another, or from one location to another in the same body, in order to replace a damaged or missing organ or tissue.

Etymology

The term "transplantation" comes from the Latin trans- meaning "across" and plantare meaning "to plant". This reflects the process of moving an organ or tissue from one place to another.

Types of Transplantation

There are several types of transplantation, including:

Organ transplantation: This involves the transplantation of solid organs, such as the heart, kidneys, liver, lungs, and pancreas.
Tissue transplantation: This involves the transplantation of tissues, such as skin, corneas, heart valves, nerves, bones, and blood vessels.
Cell transplantation: This involves the transplantation of cells, such as blood cells in a bone marrow transplant.
Composite tissue transplantation: This involves the transplantation of several types of tissues at once, such as in a hand or face transplant.

Related Terms

Donor: The person or organism from which the organ or tissue is taken.
Recipient: The person or organism that receives the transplanted organ or tissue.
Graft: The organ or tissue that is transplanted.
Rejection: A common complication of transplantation where the recipient's immune system attacks the transplanted organ or tissue.
Immunosuppression: The use of drugs to reduce the body's immune response and prevent rejection of the transplanted organ or tissue.

External links

Medical encyclopedia article on Transplantation
Wikipedia's article - Transplantation

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