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Transplantation, Heterotopic MeSH Descriptor Data 2026
coordinate with organ/transpl or precoordinated organ/transpl term + implant site with no qualifiers; do not confuse with TRANSPLANTATION, HETEROLOGOUS; Manual 19.8.75
Scope Note
Transplantation of tissue typical of one area to a different recipient site. The tissue may be autologous, heterologous, or homologous.