English > transplantation: 2 senses > noun 1, act| Meaning | An operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient). |
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| Example | "the long-term results of cardiac transplantation are now excellent" |
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| Synonyms | transplant, organ transplant |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Spanish | transplante, trasplante |
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| Catalan | trasplantació, trasplantament |
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| Verbs | transplant | place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient |
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