Anatomy

Transplants

Organs, tissues, or cells taken from the body for grafting into another area of the same body or into another individual.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

Organs, tissues, or cells taken from the body for grafting into another area of the same body or into another individual.

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Synonyms

23 entry terms
  • Grafts
  • Graft
  • Transplant
  • Cell Transplants
  • Organ Grafts
  • Organ Transplants
  • Tissue Grafts
  • Tissue Transplants
  • Cell Transplant
  • Graft, Organ
  • Graft, Tissue
  • Grafts, Organ
  • Grafts, Tissue
  • Organ Graft
  • Organ Transplant
  • Tissue Graft
  • Tissue Transplant
  • Transplant, Cell
  • Transplant, Organ
  • Transplant, Tissue
  • Transplants, Cell
  • Transplants, Organ
  • Transplants, Tissue

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Aspects Covered

30 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, classification, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, economics, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, history, immunology, injuries, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, standards, statistics & numerical data, supply & distribution, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

use for the transplant itself: use TRANSPLANTATION for the surgical procedure; note specifics; coordinate IM with organ / transpl (IM) or precoordinated organ / transplantation term (IM)

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History Note

98; ORGAN TRANSPLANTS was see ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION 1991-97, was see TRANSPLANTATION 1990

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  1. A01.941w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Transplants. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D019737. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D019737
  2. Transplants. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transplantable_organs_and_tissues
  3. Transplants. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q64148592