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organ transplantation,

n the replacement of a diseased organ with a healthy organ from a donor with a compatible tissue type. Organs such as a kidney may be donated by living donors or harvested from brain-dead organ donors.

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organ transplantation (redirected from Organ Shortages)

organ transplantation
(redirected from Organ Shortages)