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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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diabetes
Health care; Organ transplantation
A disease in which the pancreas does not manufacture an adequate amount of insulin. As a result, the level of sugar in the blood is too high. A leading factor in heart and kidney ...
cirrhosis
Health care; Organ transplantation
A disease of the liver in which normal, healthy tissue is replaced with nonfunctioning fibrous scar tissue and healthy, functioning liver cells are lost; usually occurs when there ...
glomerulonephritis
Health care; Organ transplantation
A disease or condition resulting in inflammation of the filtering cells of the kidney.
morbidity
Health care; Organ transplantation
A disease state or the incidence or frequency of a disease among a population.
end-stage organ disease
Health care; Organ transplantation
A disease that leads to the permanent failure of an organ.
Chronic Disease Research Group (CDRG)
Health care; Organ transplantation
A division of Minnesota Medical Research Foundation (MMRF). MMRF is the nonprofit research subsidiary of Hennepin Faculty Associates, the academic medical group that staffs ...
standard criteria donor (SCD)
Health care; Organ transplantation
A donor who does not meet the criteria for DCD or ECD.
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