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51Head transplant — A head transplant is a surgical operation involving the grafting of an organism s head onto the body of another. It should not be confused with another, hypothetical, surgical operation, the brain transplant. Head transplantation involves… …
52Whole-body transplant — A whole body transplant or brain transplant is a hypothetical operation that would move the brain of one being into the body of another. It is a procedure distinct from head transplant, which involves transferring the entire head to a new body,… …
53NHS Blood and Transplant — NHSBT logo NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is a special health authority of the English National Health Service (NHS). It was established on 1 October 2005 to take over the responsibilities of two separate NHS agencies: UK Transplant (now… …
54Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research — Center for International Blood Marrow Transplant Research (CIBMTR) 350px Type Private Research Firm Industry Research Founded Milwaukee, WI (July 1, 2004) Minneapolis, MN (July 1, 2004) Founder(s) Dr. Mary M. Horowitz Dr. Dennis L. Confer …
55Heart–lung transplant — Intervention ICD 9 CM 33.6 MeSH …
56Heart-lung transplant — Interventions infobox Name = PAGENAME Caption = ICD10 = ICD9 = 33.6 MeshID = D016041 OtherCodes = A heart lung transplant is a procedure carried out to replace both heart and lungs in a single operation. Due to a shortage of suitable donors, it… …
57heart transplant — Procedure to remove a diseased heart and replace it with a healthy one from a legally dead donor. The first was performed in 1967 by Christiaan Barnard. The diseased heart is removed (except for some atrial tissue to preserve nerve connections to …
58bone marrow transplant — ▪ medicine Introduction the transfer of bone marrow from a healthy donor to a recipient whose own bone marrow is affected by disease. Bone marrow transplant may be used to treat aplastic anemia; sickle cell anemia; various malignant diseases of… …
59kidney transplant — or renal transplant Replacement of a diseased or damaged kidney with one from a living relative or a legally dead donor. The former s tissue type is more likely to match, reducing the chance of rejection; but removal puts the donor at risk, and a …
60organ transplant — noun an operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient) 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 • Syn …
