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transplantation
moving of an organ or tissue from one body or body region to another
heart transplant
surgical transplant procedure performed on patients with end-stage heart failure or severe coronary artery disease in which a new heart is implanted
persecution of Uyghurs in China
ongoing persecution of ethnic and religious minorities in northwestern China under Xi Jinping's administration
kidney transplantation
surgical operation
immunosuppressive drug
agent that suppresses immune function by one of several mechanisms of action (e.g. inhibiting DNA synthesis, inhibiting activation of T-cells, or inhibiting the activation of helper cells)
xenotransplantation
Xenotransplantation (xenos- from the Greek meaning "foreign" or strange), or heterologous transplant, is the transplantation of living cells, tissues or organs from one species to another. Such cells, tissues or organs are called xenografts or xenotransplants. It is contrasted with allotransplantation (from other individual of same species), syngeneic transplantation or isotransplantation (grafts transplanted between two genetically identical individuals of the same species), and autotransplantation (from one part of the body to another in the same person). Xenotransplantation is an artificial
liver transplantation
kind of organ transplantation
lung transplant
surgical procedure in which a patient's diseased lungs are partially or totally replaced
face transplant
medical procedure to replace a person's face using donor tissue
head transplant
Surgical operation
uterus transplantation
surgical procedure
penis transplantation
surgical transplant procedure in which a penis is transplanted to a patient
pancreas transplantation
operation, transfer of a pancreas from one human or animal to another
Persecution of Falun Gong
Chinese persecution of the religious movement initiated by the Chinese Communist Party
brain transplantation
type of organ transplantation
Organ harvesting from Falun Gong practitioners in China
human rights controversy
hand transplantation
surgical procedure to transplant a hand from one human to another
organ transplantation in the People's Republic of China
legality and history of organ transplantation in China
tissue and organ harvesting
surgical procedure that removes organs or tissues for reuse
Decellularized homografts
human heart valve modified for transplant
spleen transplantation
Transfer of spleen or its fragments from one individual to another
intestine transplantation
surgical replacement of the small intestine
China Tribunal
Inquiry into forced organ harvesting in China
organ theft
illegitimate removal of body parts for transplantation
Heart-lung transplant
procedure carried out to replace both heart and lungs in a single operation
islet cell transplantation
transference of pancreatic islets