Artificial Organs. Artificial Organ . Organ, Artificial . Organs, Artificial . Devices intended to replace non-functioning organs. They may be temporary or permanent. Since they are intended always to function as the natural organs they are replacing, they should be differentiated from PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS and specific types of prostheses which, though also replacements for body parts, are frequently cosmetic (EYE, ARTIFICIAL) as well as functional (ARTIFICIAL LIMBS). . 1.00
Prostheses and Implants. Artificial Implant . Artificial Implants . Implant, Artificial . Implants and Prostheses . Prostheses . Implants, Artificial . Prosthesis . Artificial substitutes for body parts, and materials inserted into tissue for functional, cosmetic, or therapeutic purposes. Prostheses can be functional, as in the case of artificial arms and legs, or cosmetic, as in the case of an artificial eye. Implants, all surgically inserted or grafted into the body, tend to be used therapeutically. IMPLANTS, EXPERIMENTAL is available for those used experimentally. . 0.41
Plasmids. Episome . Plasmid . Episomes . Extrachromosomal, usually CIRCULAR DNA molecules that are self-replicating and transferable from one organism to another. They are found in a variety of bacterial, archaeal, fungal, algal, and plant species. They are used in GENETIC ENGINEERING as CLONING VECTORS. . 0.34
Total Disc Replacement. Arthroplasty, Replacement, Disc . Arthroplasty, Replacement, Disk . Artificial Disc Replacement . Artificial Disk Replacement . Total Disc Arthroplasty . Total Disk Arthroplasty . Total Disk Replacement . Arthroplasties, Total Disc . Arthroplasties, Total Disk . Arthroplasty, Total Disc . Arthroplasty, Total Disk . Artificial Disc Replacements . Artificial Disk Replacements . Disc Arthroplasties, Total . Disc Arthroplasty, Total . Disc Replacement, Artificial . Disc Replacement, Total . Disc Replacements, Artificial . Disc Replacements, Total . Disk Arthroplasties, Total . Disk Arthroplasty, Total . Disk Replacement, Artificial . Disk Replacement, Total . Disk Replacements, Artificial . Disk Replacements, Total . Replacement, Artificial Disc . Replacement, Artificial Disk . Replacement, Total Disc . Replacement, Total Disk . Replacements, Artificial Disc . Replacements, Artificial Disk . Replacements, Total Disc . Replacements, Total Disk . Total Disc Arthroplasties . Total Disc Replacements . Total Disk Arthroplasties . Total Disk Replacements . The replacement of intervertebral discs in the spinal column with artificial devices. The procedure is done in the lumbar or cervical spine to relieve severe pain resulting from INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DEGENERATION. . 0.34
