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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. therapeutics
  3. surgery
  4. surgical transplantation
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal welfare
  3. laboratory animal procedures
  4. surgery
  5. surgical transplantation
  1. Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry
  2. animal welfare
  3. laboratory animal procedures
  4. surgery
  5. surgical transplantation

Preferred term

surgical transplantation

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information Transference of a tissue or organ, alive or dead, within an individual, between individuals of the same species, or between individuals of different species.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings

    Type: Concept definition

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Synonyms

  • surgical transplant
  • transplant surgery

Scope note

  • Use for the surgical procedure involving transfer of organs, tissues or cells within or between organisms, as from a donor to a recipient; For the movement and planting of plant material for cultivation in a new location, USE transplanting (plants).

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/6683

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