transplantation

1. An operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient) (synset 100694932)
   "he had a kidney transplant"; "the long-term results of cardiac transplantation are now excellent"; "a child had a multiple organ transplant two months ago"
   is a type of: operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process - a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body
   subtypes:

   • corneal graft, corneal transplant, keratoplasty - 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
   same as: organ transplant, transplant
2. The act of removing something from one location and introducing it in another location (synset 100331928)
   "the transplant did not flower until the second year"; "too frequent transplanting is not good for families"; "she returned to Alabama because she could not bear transplantation"
   is a type of: movement - the act of changing the location of something
   same as: transplant, transplanting

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