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Of or pertaining to the prevention and treatment of illness, and the preservation of physical and mental well-being, through the services provided by medical professionals.
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Donate Life America
Health care; Organ transplantation
Donate Life America (formerly the Coalition on Donation) was founded by the transplant community in 1992 to educate the public about organ, eye and tissue donation and avoid ...
geographic units for organ distribution
Health care; Organ transplantation
Donated organs are first offered to transplant candidates within the Designated Service Area of the host OPO (with the exception of perfectly matched donor kidneys). If the organs ...
Division of Transplantation (DOT)
Health care; Organ transplantation
DoT is the office within HHS/HRSA whose principal responsibilities include the oversight of management of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN), the Scientific ...
anti-rejection drugs
Health care; Organ transplantation
Drugs that are used to prevent and/or treat rejection of a transplanted organ.
retransplantation
Health care; Organ transplantation
Due to rejection or failure of a transplanted organ, some patients receive another transplant.
regional councillor
Health care; Organ transplantation
Each Region elects a Regional Councillor to represent regional views and opinions to the Board of Directors. Each region determines the guidelines for the election procedures. ...
premature ventricular contractions (PVCs)
Health care; Organ transplantation
Early or extra heartbeats that commonly occur and are usually harmless in normal hearts, but can cause problems in hearts with pre-existing disease.
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