front 1 Allocation | back 1 the action or process of allocating or distributing something. |
front 2 Allograft | back 2 each of two or more alternative forms of a letter of an alphabet or other grapheme. The capital, lowercase, italic, and various handwritten forms of the letter A are allographs. |
front 3 Blood Vessels | back 3 a network of tubular structures that transport blood throughout the body |
front 4 Brain Death | back 4 death that occurs when all functions of the brain, including the brainstem, permanently cease. |
front 5 Circulatory Death | back 5 the irreversible cessation of all circulatory and respiratory functions, which can lead to organ donation after death. |
front 6 Connective Tissue | back 6 a diverse group of tissues that provide support, structure, and protection to the body |
front 7 Cross-Matching | back 7 a laboratory test used to determine if a donor's blood or organ is compatible with a recipient |
front 8 Deceased Donor | back 8 someone who has recently died and whose organs or tissues are used for transplantation after their death |
front 9 Donation | back 9 the making of a gift especially to a charity or public institution |
front 10 Donor Registry | back 10 Ohio Donor Registry, managed by the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) |
front 11 Human Leukocyte Antigens (HLA) | back 11 proteins found on the surface of most cells in the body |
front 12 Immunosuppressive Drugs | back 12 medications that weaken the immune system by inhibiting its ability to recognize and attack foreign invaders, such as viruses, bacteria, and transplanted organs |
front 13 Living Donor | back 13 a person who donates an organ or part of an organ while they are still alive |
front 14 National Organ Transplant Act (NOTA) | back 14 The National Organ Transplant Act (NOTA), passed in 1984, established the framework for a national organ recovery and allocation system, including the creation of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) to improve organ matching and address the organ donation shortage. |
front 15 Organ Donation | back 15 the act of voluntarily donating one or more organs from a living or deceased person to another person in need of an organ transplant. |
front 16 Organ Preservation | back 16 techniques used to maintain the viability and function of organs after removal from a donor body, in preparation for transplantation |
front 17 Organ Procurement | back 17 the surgical removal of viable organs or tissues from a deceased or living donor for transplantation into a recipient with end-stage organ failure, |
front 18 Organ Viability | back 18 the ability of an organ to function properly after being removed from a donor and before being transplanted into a recipient, |
front 19 Recipient | back 19 a person or thing that receives or is awarded something. |
front 20 Rejection | back 20 the dismissing or refusing of a proposal, idea, etc. |
front 21 Tendons | back 21 tough, fibrous cords that connect muscles to bones |
front 22 Tissue | back 22 a group of similar cells and their surrounding extracellular matrix that work together to perform a specific function. |
front 23 Transplant Center | back 23 offers leading-edge consultation, treatments, and surgical interventions to patients with a variety of diseases that require transplant surgery. |
front 24 Waiting List | back 24 a list of people who have asked for something that is not immediately available but will be in the future |