... Murry, the operation was on an identical 32-year-old twins Richard and Ronald Herrick at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston. The operation was successful with Richard living another eight years and Ronald the donor is still alive today. Many organs and tissues have been transplanted over the years ranging from kidneys, hearts, livers, lungs, pancreas, bone marrows ,skin, corneas, bones and small bowels can also be transplanted. The most common transplants that are transplanted today are kidneys, corneas and skin. Looking at the research I have found out some basic medical vocabulary, which is useful to know about transplants, * Autograft-tissue or bone transplants from one site on an individuals body to another site. * Allograft-An organ or tissue transplanted from one individual to another of the same species, i.e. human to human. * Immunosuppression-the artificial suppression of the immune response, usually through drugs, so that the body will not reject a transplanted organ ...

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