Combined Science GCSE
Organ shortage
What Organ shortage means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Organ shortage
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Reference: AQA
Donor organs are scarce, so patients may wait a long time and must be matched to reduce rejection.
Topics that use Organ shortage
Related terms
- Artificial heart
- Mechanical valve
- Biological valve
- Coronary heart disease
- Donor heart and heart-lung transplantation
- Faulty heart valve
- Heart failure
- Leaky valve
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