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What is the definition or description of: organ transplant?

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Transferring Organs: In practical terms it means removing an organ (kidney, heart, lung, liver, pancreas, intestine, etc.) from someone from the same species (allotransplant) and placing it in another individual of that species.

Dr Friedman agreed

Answered 3/15/2013

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Dr. Cosme Manzarbeitia answered

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Removal: Of an organ from a cadaver and implantation into another person.

Answered 1/14/2013

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