Organ Donation and Transplantation

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The medical procedure wherein an organ is transferred from one person to another, in order to replace a missing or injured organ, is termed as organ transplantation. The organs or tissues can also be transplanted within a person’s own body. These are known as autografts. The transplants between two individuals of the same species are referred to as allografts. There are numerous organs which can be transferred from one person to another such as kidneys, liver, pancreas, heart, uterus and intestine. The donors can be alive or dead. Tissues can also be taken from donors who die of circulatory ...

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