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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; Brain Tissue Transplantation; Corneal Transplantation; Descemet Stripping Endothelial Keratoplasty; Fetal Tissue Transplantation; Liver Transplantation; Skin Transplantation 		Other names Transplantation, Tissue; Grafting, Tissue; Tissue Grafting

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