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transplantation

American  
[trans-plan-tay-shuhn] / ˌtræns plænˈteɪ ʃən /

noun

  1. the act, process, or fact of transplanting.


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Grams notes that better tools for early detection could allow patients to begin treatment sooner and reduce the need for extreme measures such as dialysis or organ transplantation.

From Science Daily

The research team also followed one patient whose symptoms improved after receiving a fecal microbiota transplantation when other treatments had not worked.

From Science Daily

"That's one of the reasons why, normally, older individuals are not used as donors for bone marrow transplantation, because their stem cells are not as potent," Pinho said.

From Science Daily

Fewer birth-dose hepatitis B shots will mean more chronic infections, which will then lead to higher spending on liver disease, including expensive antiviral therapy, hospitalizations and a subset of patients who will need transplantation.

From MarketWatch

During the first month after transplantation, the pig liver graft performed well, producing bile and generating coagulation factors without signs of hyperacute or acute rejection.

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