front 1 Allocation | back 1 the action or process of allocating or distributing something |
front 2 Allograft | back 2 a transplant of tissue (like bone, ligaments, or heart valves) from one person to another of the same species, but who is not an identical twin |
front 3 Blood Vessels | back 3 A tube through which the blood circulates in the body. |
front 4 Brain Death | back 4
|
front 5 Circulatory Death | back 5 the irreversible cessation of all circulatory and respiratory functions |
front 6 Connective Tissue | back 6 Tissue that supports, protects, and gives structure to other tissues and organs in the body. |
front 7 Cross-Matching | back 7 test the compatibility of (a donor's and a recipient's blood or tissue) |
front 8 Deceased Donor | back 8 someone whose organs or tissues are donated for transplantation after their death, either after brain death or cardiac death, and whose family has given consent for the donation |
front 9 Donor Registry | back 9 the action of donating something. |
front 10 Human Leukocyte Antigens (HLA) | back 10 a confidential electronic database where individuals can record their decision to become an organ and tissue donor |
front 11 Immunosuppressive Drugs | back 11 proteins, or markers, found on the surface of most cells in the body that help the immune system distinguish between "self" and "non-self" cells |
front 12 Living Donor | back 12 medications used to suppress or reduce the activity of the immune system |
front 13 National Organ Transplant Act (NOTA) | back 13 a person who donates an organ or part of an organ to someone in need of a transplant while they are still alive, most commonly a kidney or part of a live |
front 14 Organ Donation | back 14 The National Organ Transplant Act (NOTA), passed in 1984, established a framework for a national organ recovery and allocation system, including the creation of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN), and prohibits the sale of human organs. |
front 15 organ vViability | back 15 the act of voluntarily donating one or more organs from a living or deceased person to another person in need of an organ transplant. |
front 16 recipitent | back 16 receiving or capable of receiving something. |
front 17 rejection | back 17 the dismissing or refusing of a proposal, idea, etc. |
front 18 tendons | back 18 a fibrous connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone. |
front 19 tissue | back 19 a group of similar cells and their intercellular material (extracellular matrix) that are organized to perform a specific function. |
front 20 transplabt center | back 20 a healthcare facility that performs organ transplants and provides specialized medical and surgical care for transplant patients. |
front 21 wating list | back 21 a list of people waiting for something |