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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.
移植手術は無事に終わった。
The transplant surgery ended safely.
心臓の移植手術を受けるために渡米した。
He went to America to undergo a heart transplant operation.
臓器の提供者が見つかり、ようやく移植手術を行うことができた。
An organ donor was found, and the transplant surgery could finally be performed.
A compound of 移植 (transplant, grafting) and 手術 (surgery, operation). 移植 alone can refer to the broader concept of transplantation (including plant grafting), while 移植手術 specifically refers to surgical transplant procedures.
Organ transplant is a frequent topic in Japanese news, particularly regarding the 臓器移植法 (Organ Transplant Law) and debates about brain death criteria.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 移植手術を受ける: to undergo transplant surgery
- 移植手術を行う: to perform transplant surgery
- 移植手術に成功する: to succeed in transplant surgery
- 腎臓の移植手術: kidney transplant surgery
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 臓器移植: organ transplant — focuses on the organs being transplanted
- 手術: surgery — the general term for any surgical procedure
- 移植: transplant/grafting — the broader concept including non-surgical contexts