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Tissue Transplantation
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Definition
: Transference of tissue within an individual, between individuals of the same species, or between individuals of different species.
GEN & unspecified only: prefer /transpl with tissues (Manual 19.7+, 19.8.75) but many specific precoord tissue/transpl terms are available; available also are several types of technical transpl terms (e.g., TRANSPLANTATION, HETEROLOGOUS); immunol of tiss
See Also
Tissue Donors
;
Tissue Preservation
;
Transplantation Immunology
Examples
Bone Marrow Transplantation
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Brain Tissue Transplantation
;
Corneal Transplantation
;
Descemet Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty
;
Fetal Tissue Transplantation
;
Liver Transplantation
;
Skin Transplantation
Other names
Transplantation, Tissue; Grafting, Tissue; Tissue Grafting