organ transplant
Replacing vital parts
An organ transplant is a surgical procedure in which a failing organ is replaced with a healthy one from another person.
The donor may be living (for kidneys or partial livers) or recently deceased.
Common transplants include heart, kidney, liver, and lung.
Recipients typically take immunosuppressive drugs for life to prevent rejection: She's been on the transplant list for two years.
Blood-filtering organ
- liverAbdominal detoxifying organ
- heartCirculatory system's pump
- lungRespiratory chest organ
- pancreasDual-function abdominal gland
intestine · cornea · bone marrow · stem cell · allograft · xenograft · uterus · vascularized
One who contributes freely
- consentVoluntary agreement given
- altruismPrioritizing others' wellbeing
- living donorConscious person giving tissue
- deceased donorDead person providing organs
gift of life · brain death · procurement · registration · awareness · pledge · donor card · opt-in
Determining transplant compatibility
- crossmatchBlood compatibility verification
- antigensImmunity-triggering foreign substances
- blood typeRed cell antigen classification
- matchingIdentical in appearance
genetic markers · epitope · waiting list · allocation · registry
Physician who operates
- operating roomSurgical procedure venue
- anesthesiaInduced loss of feeling
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
- sutureMedical wound closure
procedure · scalpel · sterile · clamp · forceps · hemostat · anesthetist · postoperative
Renewed opportunity after failure
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- gratitudeThankfulness for kindness received
- lifespanTotal existence duration
- quality of lifeGeneral life satisfaction
rehabilitation · follow-up · resilience · hope · renewal · remission · anniversary · support group
Body fighting foreign threats
- immunosuppressionReduced bodily defense activation
- antibodiesProteins targeting pathogens
- lymphocytesAdaptive immunity cells
- cytotoxicityHarmfulness to living cells
corticosteroids · cyclosporine · biopsy · inflammation · graft-versus-host · tolerance · monitoring · prognosis
kidney
Blood-filtering organ
pancreas · intestine · cornea · bone marrow · stem cell · allograft · xenograft · uterus · vascularized
donor
One who contributes freely
- consentVoluntary agreement given
- altruismPrioritizing others' wellbeing
- living donorConscious person giving tissue
gift of life · deceased donor · brain death · procurement · registration · awareness · pledge · donor card · opt-in · opt-out
tissue typing
Determining transplant compatibility
- crossmatchBlood compatibility verification
- antigensImmunity-triggering foreign substances
- blood typeRed cell antigen classification
matching · genetic markers · epitope · waiting list · allocation · registry
surgeon
Physician who operates
- operating roomSurgical procedure venue
- anesthesiaInduced loss of feeling
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
suture · procedure · scalpel · sterile · clamp · forceps · hemostat · anesthetist · postoperative · preoperative
second chance
Renewed opportunity after failure
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
- gratitudeThankfulness for kindness received
- lifespanTotal existence duration
quality of life · rehabilitation · follow-up · resilience · hope · renewal · remission · anniversary · support group
immune response
Body fighting foreign threats
- immunosuppressionReduced bodily defense activation
- antibodiesProteins targeting pathogens
- lymphocytesAdaptive immunity cells
cytotoxicity · corticosteroids · cyclosporine · biopsy · inflammation · graft-versus-host · tolerance · monitoring · prognosis
- organ transplantsliving donor, deceased donor, waiting list, donor registry, donor card
- transplantsallograft, autograft, autotransplant, xenotransplant, xenograft
- Medical Advancespenicillin, vaccine, X-ray, insulin pump, pacemaker
- medical caresurgery, examination, injection, prescription, medication
- Medical Sciencegenetics, immunology, antibiotics, penicillin, DNA
- medical proceduressurgery, bypass surgery, biopsy, heart surgery, brain surgery
organ transplantprosthetic
Manufactured body substitute
artificial organ · pacemaker · cochlear implant · dialysis machine · mechanical heart
organ transplantpalliative care
Relief-focused medicine for illness
watchful waiting · medical management · hospice care · comfort care · supportive care
organ transplantorgan donation
Gifting body parts for transplant
organ harvest · ablation · excision · amputation · nephrectomy
organ, transplant, transplanting, transplanted, transplantation, transplanter, transplantable, organ transplantation