Transplant Surgery
A medical procedure in which a whole or partial organ is moved from one body to another for the purpose of replacing the recipient’s damaged or failing organ with a healthy organ from a donor. Organ transplants can be categorized as life-saving, while tissue transplants are life-enhancing. Organs that can be transplanted include the heart, kidneys, liver, lungs, pancreas and intestine. Tissues that can be transplanted include bones, tendons, cornea, heart valves, veins and skin.
Variants
- Transplantation
- organ transplant
