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ADJ
bone-marrow, heart, heart-lung, kidney, liver, etc. | double, multi-organ, multiple
VERB + TRANSPLANT
have, undergo
My uncle underwent a kidney transplant last year and has recovered well.
carry out, do, perform
reject
His body rejected the kidney transplant just weeks after the surgery.
TRANSPLANT + NOUN
operation, surgery | surgeon | team | centre, unit
donor
The hospital is searching for a transplant donor who matches the patient's blood type.
candidate, patient, recipient
PREP
for ~
Doctors said my father was a perfect match for transplant after his heart attack.
ADV
successfully
PREP
from, into
Doctors transplanted healthy tissue from her arm into the burn area on her leg.
to
Doctors transplanted a kidney to the patient last month and she is recovering well.