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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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heterotopic transplant
Health care; Organ transplantation
Transplantation of an organ to a site different from where it would ordinarily be located on the recipient's body.
censoring
Health care; Organ transplantation
Typically, a statistical term used in survival analysis to indicate an observation in which the outcome of interest has not yet occurred. For example, in a graft survival ...
regional administrator (RA)
Health care; Organ transplantation
UNOS staff person who serves as a resource regarding OPTN information, policies and procedures to members in designated Regions. RAs assist Regional Councillors with planning and ...
living donation
Health care; Organ transplantation
When a living person gives an organ or a portion of an organ for use in a transplant. A kidney, or portion of a liver, lung, pancreas or intestine may be donated. See also Living ...
agonal phase
Health care; Organ transplantation
When one of the following conditions is met and sustained for a minimum of five (5) minutes: * Newborn up to 28 days old, with a systolic blood pressure less than 60 mm Hg, OR * ...
chimerism
Health care; Organ transplantation
When one organism possesses cells with more than one genetic background, as in transplant recipients.
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