移 植 手 術(いしょくしゅじゅつ)

いしょくしゅじゅつ

noun

transplant surgery; transplant operation

1. transplant surgery; transplant operation; organ transplant

A surgical procedure in which an organ or tissue is transferred from one body (or location in the same body) to another. Most commonly refers to organ transplants such as heart, kidney, or liver transplants.

移植手術(いしょくしゅじゅつ)は無事(ぶじ)に終(お)わった。

The transplant surgery ended safely.

心臓(しんぞう)の移植手術(いしょくしゅじゅつ)を受(う)けるために渡米(とべい)した。

He went to America to undergo a heart transplant operation.

臓器(ぞうき)の提供者(ていきょうしゃ)が見(み)つかり、ようやく移植手術(いしょくしゅじゅつ)を行(おこな)うことができた。

An organ donor was found, and the transplant surgery could finally be performed.

A compound of 移植(いしょく) (transplant, grafting) and 手術(しゅじゅつ) (surgery, operation). 移植(いしょく) alone can refer to the broader concept of transplantation (including plant grafting), while 移植手術(いしょくしゅじゅつ) specifically refers to surgical transplant procedures.

Organ transplant is a frequent topic in Japanese news, particularly regarding the 臓器移植法(ぞうきいしょくほう) (Organ Transplant Law) and debates about brain death criteria.

Common collocations

移植手術(いしょくしゅじゅつ)を受(う)ける: to undergo transplant surgery
移植手術(いしょくしゅじゅつ)を行(おこな)う: to perform transplant surgery
移植手術(いしょくしゅじゅつ)に成功(せいこう)する: to succeed in transplant surgery
腎臓(じんぞう)の移植手術(いしょくしゅじゅつ): kidney transplant surgery

Similar words

臓器移植(ぞうきいしょく): organ transplant — focuses on the organs being transplanted
手術(しゅじゅつ): surgery — the general term for any surgical procedure
移植(いしょく): transplant/grafting — the broader concept including non-surgical contexts

Related Words

Compare: 臓器(ぞうき)移植(いしょく) (organ transplant)

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