| NOUN | act | organ transplant, transplant, transplantation | an operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient) |
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| Meaning | An operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient). | |
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| Example | "a child had a multiple organ transplant two months ago" | |
| Synonyms | transplant, transplantation | |
| Narrower | keratoplasty, corneal graft, corneal transplant | A surgical procedure in which part or all of a damaged or diseased cornea is replaced by healthy corneal tissue from a donor |
| xenotransplant, xenotransplantation | A surgical procedure in which tissue or whole organs are transfered from one species to another species | |
| Broader | operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process | A medical procedure involving an incision with instruments |
| Spanish | transplante, trasplante | |
| Catalan | trasplantació, trasplantament | |
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