Organ Transplantation

Definition

The transfer of an organ, organ part, or tissue from one body to another, for the purpose of replacing the recipient's damaged or failing organ with a working one from the donor. Donors can be living, or cadaveric (dead).

Also known as Anatomical Gift, Clinical, Transplantation, Organ, Organ Donation, Organ Donation Procedure, organ grafting, Organ Transplantation, Organ Transplants — per NCIT

Also identified as

• UMLS C0029216 per NCIT