Organ transplantation
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| An '''organ transplant''' is the moving of a whole or partial [[organ (anatomy)|organ]] from one body to another (or from a donor site on the patient's own body), for the purpose of replacing the recipient's damaged or failing organ with a working one from the donor site. [[Organ donor]]s can be ''living'', or ''deceased'' (previously referred to as cadaveric). | An '''organ transplant''' is the moving of a whole or partial [[organ (anatomy)|organ]] from one body to another (or from a donor site on the patient's own body), for the purpose of replacing the recipient's damaged or failing organ with a working one from the donor site. [[Organ donor]]s can be ''living'', or ''deceased'' (previously referred to as cadaveric). | ||
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| + | *[[Brain transplant]] | ||
| + | *[[Head transplant]] | ||
| + | *[[Face transplant]] | ||
| + | **[[The mad doctor and new flesh plot]] | ||
| *[[Transplant]] | *[[Transplant]] | ||
| + | *[[Mad scientist]] | ||
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An organ transplant is the moving of a whole or partial organ from one body to another (or from a donor site on the patient's own body), for the purpose of replacing the recipient's damaged or failing organ with a working one from the donor site. Organ donors can be living, or deceased (previously referred to as cadaveric).
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