Medical procedures moving organs or tissue from one body to another; moves something from one place to another.
From Latin 'trans' (across) and 'plantare' (to plant). Originally used for moving plants in gardening (15th century), the medical sense emerged in the 20th century as surgical techniques advanced.
The first successful organ transplant was a kidney between identical twins in 1954, eliminating the rejection problem that had made previous attempts fatal. Today, face and hand transplants raise fascinating questions about identity - if you receive someone else's hands, whose fingerprints do you have?
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