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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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OPTN membership
Health care; Organ transplantation
There are five categories of membership to the OPTN: * Institutional Members: Organ Procurement Organizations, Transplant Centers and Histocompatibility Laboratories. Required by ...
zero antigen mismatch (0MM)
Health care; Organ transplantation
This occurs when the donor does not have any HLA-A, B, or DR antigens foreign to the transplant candidate.
patient-years
Health care; Organ transplantation
This term is synonymous with life-years and refers to the total number of years lived by a group of people. It is sometimes used in rate calculations. For example, if 100 ...
wait list registration
Health care; Organ transplantation
To be registered for a transplant, a patient undergoes a complete clinical evaluation by the transplant team. If a transplant is needed, the center registers that patient on the ...
organ donation
Health care; Organ transplantation
To give an organ or a part of an organ to be transplanted into another person. Organ donation can occur with a deceased donor, who can give kidneys, pancreas, liver, lungs, heart, ...
sensitization
Health care; Organ transplantation
Transplant candidates are "sensitized" if their immune system makes antibodies against a general donor pool. Sensitization usually occurs as a consequence of pregnancy, blood ...
xenotransplantation
Health care; Organ transplantation
Transplantation of an animal organ into a human. Although xenotransplantation is highly experimental, many scientists view it as an eventual solution to the shortage of human ...
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