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Organ transplantation
The medical practice of replacing a patient's failing organ with a healthy one from a donor. Organs transplanted most often are the kidney, heart, lung, liver, and pancreas.
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Organ transplantation
International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT)
Health care; Organ transplantation
An international not-for-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of the science and treatment of end-stage heart and lung diseases, comprising more than 2,200 professionals, ISHLT is an OPTN ...
American Association of Blood Banks (AABB)
Health care; Organ transplantation
An international, not-for-profit association consisting of approximately 1,800 institutions and 8,000 individuals, including physicians, scientists, administrators, medical technologists, nurses, ...
Direct Offer
Health care; Organ transplantation
An organ offer that is made by a host OPO directly to another OPO or a transplant center for a specific recipient.
Xenograft
Health care; Organ transplantation
An organ or tissue procured from a different species for transplantation into a human.
Allograft
Health care; Organ transplantation
An organ or tissue that is transplanted from one person to another of the same species: i.e. human-to-human. Example: a transplanted kidney.
Organ Procurement Organization (OPO)
Health care; Organ transplantation
An organization designated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and responsible for the procurement of organs for transplantation and the promotion of organ donation. OPOs serve as ...
tissue
Health care; Organ transplantation
An organization of a great many similar cells that perform a special function. Examples of tissues that can be transplanted are blood, bones, bone marrow, corneas, heart valves, ligaments, saphenous ...
