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What is the definition or description of: transplant?

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Dr. Peter Ihle answered

Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery

From another: Transplant usually implies from another person, as in allograft in bone surgery, c spine l spine fusions. Think of transfusion, blood from another person.

Answered 12/8/2012

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Dr. John Powelson answered

Specializes in Transplant Surgery

Transfer: In medicine: a transfer from one body or body part to another of an organ (liver, heart, lung, kidney, pancreas bowel) or tissue (hand, face, hair). The immune system fights foreign invaders (like infections) so it will reject transplants from other people (allotransplants) because they look like infections. So transplants usually require drugs to prevent this (immunosuppressive medications).

Answered 7/4/2015

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