An organ transplant is the moving of an organ from one body to another, or from a donor site on the patient's own body, for the purpose of replacing the recipient's damaged or absent organ.
The heart transplant was a success.He was looking forward to the transplant.
The first successful organ transplant in humans was a kidney transplant, performed in 1954 by Dr. Joseph Murray and his team at Brigham Hospital in Boston. The transplant involved identical twins, which minimized the risk of organ rejection due to their genetic similarity. This groundbreaking procedure marked a significant milestone in the field of transplantation and laid the foundation for future advancements in organ transplants.
An "allogenic" transplant is a human-to-human transplant. (A "xenogenic" transplant would be animal-to-human).
You have a "transplant assessment" at a transplant hospital. It usually involves ultrasounds, blood tests, MRI's, EEG's, ECG's, psychological assessments and a chest x-ray. (But that depends on what transplant you need). If, at the end of all that you are considered a suitable candidate for a transplant, your name is added to the waiting list for a transplant by the hospital's transplant coordinator.
a kidney transplant
A pancreas transplant
He received a kidney transplant
Autologous = own marrow Allogeneic = transplant from a related (or tissue matched) donor. Syngeneic = transplant from an identical twin.
No -- there has never been a head transplant.
The past tense of transplant is transplanted.
The Amazing Transplant was created in 1970.
Mind Transplant was created in 1974.