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Organ Preservation
Organ Preservation Between procurement from a donor and transplant, organs require special methods of preservation. The length of time that organs and tissues can be kept outside the body vary, depending on the organ, the preservation fluid and the temperature.
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Donor
A person who gives an organ, tissue or blood to another person. A compatible donor is a person who has the same tissue and blood types as the person who receives the organ, tissue or blood.
Organ
A structural unit of an animal or plant that serves a specific function.
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Organ
A structural unit of an animal or plant that serves a specific function.
Organic
Of or related to a substance that contains carbon atoms linked together by carbon-carbon bonds. All living matter is organic. The original definition of the term organic related to the source of chemical compounds, with organic compounds being those carbon-containing compounds obtained from plant or animal sources, whereas inorganic compounds were obtained from mineral sources. Compounds containing bonds between carbon atoms can now be made in the laboratory and industrially by man.
Organism
A living thing, such as an animal, a plant, a bacterium, or a fungus.
Orgaran
Orgaran is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): danaparoid sodium.
Orgasm
An intense sensation that occurs at the climax of sexual excitement that is accompanied by rhythmic muscle contractions and intense pleasure, followed by release of sexual tensions. In men, orgasm is usually accompanied by ejaculation.
Orgasmic phase
The third of four sexual phases delineated by Masters and Johnson.
Orgatrax
Orgatrax is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): hydroxyzine hydrochloride.
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OBOB mouse
(Obese-obese mouse) A variety of mouse that tends to be fat, and diabetic. A model for research on NIDDM.
Ophthalmopathy
Eye disease. There are several disorders that can affect vision in people with diabetes; the most severe is diabetic retinopathy.
Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT)
A test to see if a person has diabetes.
Off Pump Heart Surgery
Off pump heart surgery, usually off pump coronary artery bypass, is heart surgery done without the use of the cardiopulmonary bypass machine.
Open Heart Surgery
Any of a number of invasive cardiac (heart) surgical procedures.
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Oxidation
A process in which free radicals released during metabolism damage cells and the DNA that control cell growth. Oxidation can accelerate the process of atherosclerosis by damaging particles of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, making them more potent as a plaque builder.
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Oklahoma City doctor
A medical doctor who can practice medicine in the city of Oklahoma City.
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