Glossary
Liver transplant: Surgery to replace a disease liver with a healthy one from a donor.Urinary tract infections: Refers to anywhere in the whole length of the urinary system from the kidneys, through their collecting channels, the ureters, bladder and urethra.
Heart attack: Descriptive term for a myocardial infarction: a painful, and sometimes fatal, incident caused by the blockage of one or more of the coronary arteries resulting in interruption of blood flow to a part of the heart.
Stroke: Sudden, severe attack that results in brain damage. Usually sudden paralysis or speech difficulty results from injury to the brain or spinal cord by a blood clot, hemorrhage or occlusion of blood supply to the brain from a narrowed or blocked artery.
Deep vein thrombosis: The formation of a blood clot inside of a deep-lying vein, usually in the legs
Coma: A state of unarousable unconsciousness.
Nausea: Vomiting sensation.
Swelling: Abnormal inflammation that occurs in the body
Pneumonia: An inflammatory infection that occurs in the lung.
Stent: A device placed in a body structure (such as a blood vessel or the gastrointestinal tract) to provide support and keep the structure open.
Hepatectomy: Surgical removal of all or part of the liver
