front 1 Allocation | back 1 the action or process of allocating or distributing something. |
front 2 Allograft | back 2 a tissue graft from a donor of the same species as the recipient but not genetically identical. |
front 3 Blood Vessel | back 3
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front 4 Brain Dead | back 4 When someone's brain stops functioning; irrepairable |
front 5 Circulatory Death | back 5 the irreversible cessation of all circulatory and respiratory function, where the heart stops beating and circulation and oxygenation to the tissues permanently stops, allowing for organ donation after death. |
front 6 Connective Tissue | back 6 Tissue that supports, protects, and gives structure to other tissues and organs in the body. |
front 7 Cross-Matching | back 7 test the compatibility of (a donor's and a recipient's blood or tissue). |
front 8 Deceased Donor | back 8 A deceased donor is someone who has been declared dead, and whose organs and/or tissues are donated for transplantation after death, either after brain death or cardiac death. |
front 9 Donor Registry | back 9 a confidential electronic database where individuals can record their wishes to be an organ and tissue donor, ensuring that their decision is legally documented and accessible to healthcare providers when needed. |
front 10 Human Leukocyte Antigens (HLA) | back 10 genes in major histocompatibility complexes (MHC) that help code for proteins that differentiate between self and non-self. |
front 11 Immunosuppressive Drugs | back 11 medications that reduce or prevent the activity of the immune system to prevent organ rejection after transplantation or to treat certain autoimmune diseases. |
front 12 Living Donor | back 12 A "living donor" is a person who donates an organ or part of an organ to someone in need of a transplant while they are still alive, most commonly a kidney or part of a liver. |
front 13 National Organ Transplant Act (NOTA) | back 13 The National Organ Transplant Act (NOTA) of 1984 is a federal law that created the framework for the organ transplant system in the United States, |
front 14 Organ Donation | back 14 Organ donation is the act of a person donating a healthy organ or tissue to someone else who needs a transplant to save or improve their life. |
front 15 Organ Preservation | back 15 Organ preservation refers to the techniques and strategies used to maintain the viability and function of organs outside the body, from the time of procurement from a donor until transplantation into a recipient. |
front 16 Organ Procurement | back 16 a surgical procedure that removes organs or tissues for reuse, typically for organ transplantation. |
front 17 Organ Viability | back 17 In the context of organ donation and transplantation, organ viability refers to the ability of a donor organ to function properly and survive long enough to be transplanted into a recipient |
front 18 Recipient | back 18 a person or thing that receives or is awarded something. |
front 19 rejection | back 19 the dismissing or refusing of a proposal, idea, etc. |
front 20 Tendons | back 20 a flexible but inelastic cord of strong fibrous collagen tissue attaching a muscle to a bone. |
front 21 Tissue | back 21 any of the distinct types of material of which animals or plants are made, consisting of specialized cells and their products. |
front 22 Transplant Center | back 22 A transplant center, also known as a transplant hospital, is a healthcare facility where organ transplants are performed, and it's a specialized unit within a hospital that provides transplantation of a particular type of organ. |
front 23 Waiting list | back 23
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