Tissue Procurement:

Terms Related to Tissue Procurement

• Tissue Harvesting

  The removal of organs or tissue for reuse, for example, for transplantation.

• Presumed Consent

  An institutional policy of granting authority to health personnel to perform procedures on patients or to remove organs from cadavers for transplantation unless an objection ...

• Tissue Donor

  Individuals suppling living tissue, organs, cells, blood or blood components for transfer or transplantation to histocompatible recipients.

• Tissue Banks

  Centers for acquiring, characterizing, and storing organs or tissue for future use.

• Donor

  Individuals suppling living tissue, organs, cells, blood or blood components for transfer or transplantation to histocompatible recipients.