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GREFFE ORGANE [1 record]

Record 1 2008-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surgery
DEF

An operation [which consists of] moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chirurgie
CONT

La transplantation d'organes consiste à remplacer un organe vital défaillant d'un malade en implantant un organe sain prélevé, le plus souvent, sur une personne en état de mort cérébrale.

Key term(s)
  • greffe d'organe
  • transplantation d'organe

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cirugía
DEF

Procedimiento quirúrgico mediante el cual se extrae un órgano de un individuo donante para ser implantado en otro individuo receptor, a fin de sustituir un órgano enfermo o que ya no funciona.

CONT

Trasplante de órganos. Es un tratamiento que consiste en la sustitución de un órgano deteriorado por otro que funciona correctamente [...] Desde el primer trasplante de órgano [...] en nuestro país se han producido importantes avances científicos en este campo: [...] Nuevas técnicas quirúrgicas menos agresivas [...] Selección más adecuada (compatibilidad) del donante y receptor [...]

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