Concept information
Preferred term
organ and tissue donation and transplantation
Definition
- The transplantation of organs is a well-established therapeutic intervention and part and parcel of specialized surgical services in many hospitals all over the world. Organ transplantation entails the surgical replacement of irreparably damaged organs with healthy ones obtained from either living or deceased human or animal sources. [Source: Encyclopedia of Death and the Human Experience; Organ and Tissue Donation and Transplantation]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/organ_and_tissue_donation_and_transplantation
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