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Organ transplant terms
Definition
anti-rejection drugs   cyclosporine, azathioprine & steroids are used to try & prevent rejection of a transplanted organ  
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artificial heart   mechanical heart (used to sustain a person waiting for a transplant  
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"beating heart" cadaver   body maintained on a respirator in order to retrieve a usable organ  
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cadaver organ   donor organ from the deceased  
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cardiectomy   surgical excision of a donor heart  
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immunosuppressant   use of drugs to suppress the bodies natural immune responses  
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harvest or retrieve   take an organ  
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perfusion   heart/lung machine  
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perfusionist   the operator of the heart/lung machine  
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pneumocystis   pneumonia that develops due to suppression of the immune system  
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PPH   primary pulmonary hypertension; a candidate for heart/lung transplant  
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procurement coordinator   the person responsible for finding a donor organ, obtaining permission to use the organ & arranging transportation, etc...  
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sternotomy   incision for heart & heart/lung transplant  
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xenograft   organ from an animal for transplant  
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