process of dying
type: Concept
narrower: brain death

death
type: Concept
narrower: brain death

coma
type: Concept
narrower: brain death

brain diseases
type: Concept
narrower: brain death

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: brain death

brain death
type: Concept
definition: Advances in medicine, surgery, and public health have gradually increased the average life expectancy of the population. At the same time, patients with chronic diseases experience increased survival periods in relatively good health, leading to advanced single or only few organ failures, making them adequate candidates for organ replacement via transplantation. [Source: Encyclopedia of Human Development; Brain Death]
broader: process of dying
broader: death
broader: coma
broader: brain diseases