engraftment
Graft taking hold
Engraftment is the process by which transplanted tissue—typically bone marrow or stem cells—takes hold and begins functioning in a recipient's body.
After a bone marrow transplant, doctors monitor for signs of engraftment: the new cells establishing themselves and producing blood cells.
Engraftment usually occurs within two to four weeks after transplant.
The term extends to organ transplants generally, describing successful integration of donor tissue.
Producing blood cells
- stem cellsUndifferentiated cells with regenerative potential
- bone marrowBlood cell birthplace
- donorOne who contributes freely
- recipientOne who receives something
immunosuppression · compatibility · rejection · autologous · conditioning · infusion · leukemia · immunotherapy
Absorbing into a whole
- incorporationForming a legal entity
- fusionJoining into unity
- blendingCombining into uniformity
- mergingBlending into one
coalescence · synthesis · amalgamation · unification · convergence · harmonization · melding · interweaving
Base for grafted plants
- scionHeir of prominence
- buddingDeveloping from an outgrowth
- propagationAct of spreading widely
- cultivationFostering growth through care
splice · cambium · stock · orchard · nursery · fruit tree · vine · hybridization
Biological self-repair process
- restorationReturning something to condition
- healingRestoration of health
- survivalRemaining alive against odds
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
endurance · recuperation · rehabilitation · convalescence · stabilization · thriving · flourishing · establishment
hematopoietic
Producing blood cells
- stem cellsUndifferentiated cells with regenerative potential
- bone marrowBlood cell birthplace
- donorOne who contributes freely
recipient · immunosuppression · compatibility · rejection · autologous · conditioning · infusion · leukemia · immunotherapy · host
assimilation
Absorbing into a whole
- incorporationForming a legal entity
- fusionJoining into unity
- blendingCombining into uniformity
merging · coalescence · synthesis · amalgamation · unification · convergence · harmonization · melding · interweaving · consolidation
rootstock
Base for grafted plants
- scionHeir of prominence
- buddingDeveloping from an outgrowth
- propagationAct of spreading widely
cultivation · splice · cambium · stock · orchard · nursery · fruit tree · vine · hybridization
regeneration
Biological self-repair process
- restorationReturning something to condition
- healingRestoration of health
- survivalRemaining alive against odds
resilience · endurance · recuperation · rehabilitation · convalescence · stabilization · thriving · flourishing · establishment · take
engraftmentdetachment
Separation or emotional uninvolvement
expulsion · excision · removal · extraction · separation
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