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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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medication administration record (MAR)
Health care; Organ transplantation
A history of drug therapy provided to a patient.
transplant center
Health care; Organ transplantation
A hospital that performs transplants, including qualifying patients for transplant, registering patients on the national waiting list, performing transplant surgery and providing ...
standard criteria donor (SCD) kidney
Health care; Organ transplantation
A kidney donated for transplantation by a donor who has suffered brain death (i.e., is not a donor after cardiac death) and who is not an expanded criteria kidney donor. See Donor ...
legislation
Health care; Organ transplantation
A law or group of laws proposed or enacted that have the force or authority of a state or Federal government, or other organization. For transplant-related legislation, see ...
living Donor (LD)
Health care; Organ transplantation
A living person who donates an organ for transplantation, such as a kidney or a segment of the lung, liver, pancreas, or intestine. Living donors may be blood relatives, ...
ventilator
Health care; Organ transplantation
A machine that "breathes" for a patient when the patient is not able to breathe properly.
international normalized ratio (INR)
Health care; Organ transplantation
A measure of a patient's coagulation (clotting) system. INR is used in the MELD and PELD calculations.
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