Definition that contains organ transplant
- transplant (surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient
- graft (surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient
- allograft tissue or organ transplanted from a donor of the same species but different genetic makeup; recipient's immune system must be suppressed to prevent rejection of the graft
- tissue typing a series of diagnostic tests before an organ transplant to determine whether the tissues of a donor and recipient are compatible
- homograft tissue or organ transplanted from a donor of the same species but different genetic makeup; recipient's immune system must be suppressed to prevent rejection of the graft