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TERMINOLOGY

Allograft: The transplant of an organ or tissue from one individual to another of the same species with a different genotype. A transplant from one person to another, but not an identical twin, is an allograft. Allografts account for many human transplants, including those from cadaveric, living related, and living unrelated donors. Called also an allogeneic graft or a homograft.

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AORN: Association of Operating Room Nurses. AORN is the professional organization of perioperative registered nurses whose mission is to support registered nurses in achieving optimal outcomes for patients undergoing operative and other invasive procedures.

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Autograft: Tissue transplanted from one part of the body to another in the same individual. Also called an autotransplant.

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Genotype: The genetic constitution (the genome) of a cell, an individual or an organism. The genotype is distinct from its expressed features, or phenotype. The genotype of a person is her or his genetic makeup. It can pertain to all genes or to a specific gene. By contrast, the phenotype results from the interaction between the genotype and the environment. It is the composite of the characteristics shown by the cell, individual or organism under a particular set of environmental conditions.

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JCAHO: The Joint Commission. The Joint Commission evaluates and accredits nearly 15,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States. An independent, not-for-profit organization, The Joint Commission is the nation's predominant standards-setting and accrediting body in health care.

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HL7 (Health Level 7): ANSI-accredited standards for electronically defining clinical and administrative data in the healthcare industry. HL7 is one of several standards Developing Organizations in healthcare. The "7" comes from application layer 7 in the OSI model, which is the highest level where programs talk to each other. For information, visit www.hl7.org, http://www.hl7.org/about/hl7about.htm#WhatisHL7 and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HL7.