Health care

Health care

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, ...