| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | acceptance | agreement to use organ |
| 2. | advance directive | written care wishes |
| 3. | allocation | distribution of available organs |
| 4. | anesthesia | medicine preventing pain |
| 5. | antibody | protein targeting foreign cells |
| 6. | authorization | formal permission given |
| 7. | bilirubin | liver-related blood pigment |
| 8. | biopsy | small tissue sample test |
| 9. | blood type | blood group classification |
| 10. | brain death | irreversible loss of brain function |
| 11. | bridge to transplant | temporary support before transplant |
| 12. | circulatory death | death after heart stops |
| 13. | cold ischemia time | time organ stays chilled |
| 14. | compatibility | ability to match safely |
| 15. | confidentiality | keeping information private |
| 16. | consent | permission to proceed |
| 17. | coordinator | person managing donation steps |
| 18. | coroner | official investigating deaths |
| 19. | crossmatch | test for donor reaction |
| 20. | deceased donor | donor after death |
| 21. | decline | decision not to use |
| 22. | delisting | removal from transplant list |
| 23. | designation | official donor choice |
| 24. | donation | giving an organ or tissue |
| 25. | donor | person who gives |
| 26. | driver’s license | ID often noting donor status |
| 27. | education | providing useful information |
| 28. | eligibility | meeting required conditions |
| 29. | equity | fairness in access |
| 30. | ethics | moral principles in care |
| 31. | evaluation | medical assessment process |
| 32. | failure | loss of organ function |
| 33. | follow-up | care after procedure |
| 34. | gift of life | life-saving donation act |
| 35. | graft | transplanted organ or tissue |
| 36. | grief | deep sorrow after loss |
| 37. | heart | organ pumping blood |
| 38. | HLA | immune matching markers |
| 39. | ICU | intensive care unit |
| 40. | immunosuppression | drugs lowering immune response |
| 41. | infection | harmful invasion by germs |
| 42. | infectious disease | illness that can spread |
| 43. | intestine | digestive tract organ |
| 44. | intubation | placing breathing tube |
| 45. | ischemia | reduced blood supply |
| 46. | kidney | organ filtering blood |
| 47. | legacy | lasting gift after death |
| 48. | listing | placing on transplant list |
| 49. | liver | organ processing nutrients |
| 50. | living donation | donation by living person |
| 51. | living donor | donor who is alive |
| 52. | lung | organ for breathing |
| 53. | malignancy | cancerous disease |
| 54. | match | suitable donor-recipient fit |
| 55. | medical examiner | doctor investigating deaths |
| 56. | medical history | past health information |
| 57. | medication | drug used for treatment |
| 58. | monitoring | regular checking of condition |
| 59. | next of kin | closest family relation |
| 60. | nondirected donation | donation without named recipient |
| 61. | offer | proposed organ for use |
| 62. | operating room | surgery room |
| 63. | OPO | organ procurement organization |
| 64. | opt in | actively agree to donate |
| 65. | opt out | choose not to donate |
| 66. | organ donor | person who gives organs |
| 67. | oxygenation | adding oxygen to blood |
| 68. | paired exchange | donor swap between pairs |
| 69. | pancreas | organ making insulin |
| 70. | perfusion | flow of blood or fluid |
| 71. | preservation | keeping organ viable |
| 72. | priority | higher place in line |
| 73. | pronouncement | official declaration of death |
| 74. | recipient | person who receives |
| 75. | referral | sending case for review |
| 76. | registry | official donor sign-up list |
| 77. | rejection | immune attack on transplant |
| 78. | resuscitation | restoring breathing or heartbeat |
| 79. | retrieval | organ removal for transplant |
| 80. | screening | testing for suitability |
| 81. | sepsis | dangerous bodywide infection |
| 82. | serology | blood antibody testing |
| 83. | side effect | unwanted drug effect |
| 84. | status | current medical ranking |
| 85. | steroid | anti-inflammatory medicine |
| 86. | tacrolimus | common anti-rejection drug |
| 87. | tendon | tissue connecting muscle to bone |
| 88. | tissue | group of body cells |
| 89. | transplant | moving an organ surgically |
| 90. | transport | moving organ to hospital |
| 91. | typing | classifying blood or tissue |
| 92. | UNOS | US transplant network |
| 93. | urgency | need for immediate action |
| 94. | valve | heart flap controlling flow |
| 95. | ventilation | mechanical breathing support |
| 96. | ventilator | machine helping breathing |
| 97. | ventricular assist device | mechanical heart support pump |
| 98. | viability | ability to function |
| 99. | waitlist | list of people waiting |
| 100. | xenograft | graft from another species |