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end organ

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end organ [′end ‚ȯr·gən]
(neuroscience)
The expanded termination of a nerve fiber in muscle, skin, mucous membrane, or other structure.


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One possible explanation for greater alcohol related illness in South Asians relates to the biological factors that increase end organ damage.
His case, which is among hundreds documented by the Coalition for Organ-Failure Solutions (COFS), a Washington-based NGO working to end organ trafficking.
Inhalation injury occurs in 3 ways (1) by cell injury and pulmonary parenchymal damage by irritants, (2) hypoxemia by interruption of oxygen delivery by asphyxiants, and (3) end organ damage by systemic absorption through the respiratory tract.
 
 
 
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