organ function
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Organ function refers to the specific role or activity performed by an organ within a living body.
The heart's function is to pump blood; the lungs' function is gas exchange; the liver's function includes filtering toxins.
In medical contexts, organ function is often measured to assess health: Her kidney function has improved since the transplant.
Declining organ function may indicate disease or aging.
- vital signsMeasurable life indicators
- neurotransmissionNerve cell chemical communication
- nerve impulseElectrical signal through neurons
- cellular respirationCell-level fuel burning
- heartbeatRhythmic cardiac contraction
heart rate · circulation · cardiac output · breath · homeostasis · detoxification · blood pressure regulation · thermoregulation · waste removal · electrolyte balance · peristalsis · proprioception · hormone regulation · protein synthesis · immune response · oxygenation · gas exchange · tissue
- physiologymetabolism, circulation, respiration, homeostasis, digestion
- transplant recoveryimmunosuppression, recovery period, cyclosporine, prednisone, transplant team
- body ailmentsback pain, neck pain, joint pain, muscle pain, sciatica
- body traitsheight, weight, body shape, build, stature
- biometricsfingerprints, fingerprint scan, iris scan, face recognition, palm print
- biochemistryenzymes, proteins, biochemistry, protein, enzyme