organ damage
Visceral tissue destruction
Organ damage is harm to the body's vital organs—heart, liver, kidneys, lungs, brain—typically from disease, trauma, toxins, or prolonged stress.
The phrase appears frequently in medical contexts describing consequences of conditions like high blood pressure, diabetes, or substance abuse: Years of heavy drinking caused significant organ damage.
Damage may be acute or cumulative, reversible or permanent.
- hemorrhageProfuse discharge of blood
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- inflammationProtective tissue response
- vital organsStructures essential for survival
- heartCirculatory system's pump
necrosis · tissue death · fibrosis · ischemia · hypoxia · toxic exposure · atrophy · biopsy · toxins · drug overdose · scarring · scar tissue · sepsis · autoimmune disorders · liver · histopathology · perforation · transplantation
- toxicologytoxicology, poison, toxin, venom, toxicity
- injuriesbruise, fracture, sprain, fractures, concussion
- health effectsillness, disease, injury, harm, asthma
- autoimmune symptomsjoint pain, joint swelling, rash, fatigue, inflammation
- drug effectsanalgesia, allergic reaction, stimulation, vasodilation, vasoconstriction
- Drug Risksadverse reactions, side effects, drug interactions, overdose, toxicity