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  2. Autotransplantation - Wikipedia

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    Autotransplantation is the transplantation of organs, tissues, or even particular proteins from one part of the body to another in the same person (auto-meaning "self" in Greek [1]). The autologous tissue (also called autogenous , autogeneic , or autogenic tissue) transplanted by such a procedure is called an autograft or autotransplant .

  3. Tissue transplantation - Wikipedia

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    Tissue transplantation is a surgical procedure involving the removal of tissue from a donor site or the creation of new tissue, followed by tissue transfer to the recipient site. [1][2] The aim of tissue transplantation is to repair or replace tissues that are missing, damaged, or diseased, thereby improving patients' survival, functionality ...

  4. Xenotransplantation - Wikipedia

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    Xenotransplantation (xenos- from the Greek meaning "foreign" or strange [1][2]), or heterologous transplant, is the transplantation of living cells, tissues or organs from one species to another. [3] Such cells, tissues or organs are called xenografts or xenotransplants. It is contrasted with allotransplantation (from other individual of same ...

  5. Tooth transplant - Wikipedia

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    Autotransplantation has the best outcome in growing patients with some root development complete but incomplete development at the apex. If fully developed, autotransplantation can still be successful if an RCT is performed prior to autotransplantation or within 4 weeks following. [ 5 ]

  6. Allotransplantation - Wikipedia

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    Allotransplant (allo- meaning "other" in Greek) is the transplantation of cells, tissues, or organs to a recipient from a genetically non-identical donor of the same species. [1] The transplant is called an allograft, allogeneic transplant, or homograft. Most human tissue and organ transplants are allografts.

  7. Nerve allograft - Wikipedia

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    Nerve autotransplantation is transplantation within the same person. However, when there is a large nerve defect, there may be an insufficient number of nerves available for transplantation. [1] The nervus suralis, a nerve from the lower leg, is most often used.

  8. Organ transplantation - Wikipedia

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    Organ transplantation is a medical procedure in which an organ is removed from one body and placed in the body of a recipient, to replace a damaged or missing organ. The donor and recipient may be at the same location, or organs may be transported from a donor site to another location. Organs and/or tissues that are transplanted within the same ...

  9. Autologous stem-cell transplantation - Wikipedia

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    Autologous stem-cell transplantation (also called autogenous, autogenic, or autogenic stem-cell transplantation and abbreviated auto-SCT) is the autologous transplantation of stem cells [1][2][3][4] —that is, transplantation in which stem cells (undifferentiated cells from which other cell types develop) are removed from a person, stored, and ...