The surgical procedure of transferring an organ, tissue, or cells from one individual to another of the same species.
From allotransplant + '-ation' (process/action). This noun form emphasizes the procedural aspect. The term became standard medical terminology as transplant procedures became routine in hospitals worldwide.
Allotransplantation is modern medicine's greatest trick—turning one person's death or donation into another person's extended life. Over 900,000 transplants have been performed globally, and it fundamentally changed how we think about organ failure and mortality.
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