transplantable
Able to transfer
Transplantable describes something capable of being moved from one location to another and successfully established there.
The term applies most often to organs and tissues that can be surgically transferred between bodies a transplantable kidney, or to plants that can survive being uprooted and replanted elsewhere.
By extension, it can describe ideas, systems, or practices that can be successfully adopted in a new context: The management model proved transplantable across different industries.
One who contributes freely
- recipientOne who receives something
- surgeryInvasive medical procedure
- surgeonPhysician who operates
- implantationEmbedding into tissue
rejection · immunosuppressant · immunosuppression · biocompatible · crossmatch · antigens · antibodies · waiting list
Blood-filtering organ
- liverAbdominal detoxifying organ
- heartCirculatory system's pump
- lungRespiratory chest organ
- pancreasDual-function abdominal gland
cornea · intestine · bone marrow · tissue · skin graft · allograft · xenograft · autograft
Recently sprouted young plant
- cuttingDividing via sharp edge
- graftIllicit political gain
- scionHeir of prominence
- rootstockBase for grafted plants
propagation · budding · splice · cultivar · sapling · perennial · shrub · potted
Game between opponents
- matchingIdentical in appearance
- tissue typingDetermining transplant compatibility
- blood typeRed cell antigen classification
- genotypeOrganism's complete allele set
crossmatch · acceptance · sensitization · antigen · primed · tolerant · universal donor · mismatch
donor
One who contributes freely
implantation · rejection · immunosuppressant · immunosuppression · biocompatible · crossmatch · antigens · antibodies · waiting list · procurement
kidney
Blood-filtering organ
pancreas · cornea · intestine · bone marrow · tissue · skin graft · allograft · xenograft · autograft · isograft
seedling
Recently sprouted young plant
rootstock · propagation · budding · splice · cultivar · sapling · perennial · shrub · potted · nursery
match
Game between opponents
- matchingIdentical in appearance
- tissue typingDetermining transplant compatibility
- blood typeRed cell antigen classification
genotype · crossmatch · acceptance · sensitization · antigen · primed · tolerant · universal donor · mismatch · allocation
transplantableuntransplantable
Cannot be surgically relocated
incompatible · rejected · unharvestable · unsuitable · inoperable
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