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This expertly structured document presents the complete set of CTBS terms and definitions from the 15th Edition (2025/2026), verified and aligned with the American Association of Tissue Banks (AATB) standards. It functions as a comprehensive glossary and quick-reference guide for mastering essential terminology required for the Certified Tissue Bank Specialist (CTBS) exam. Each entry includes clear, exam-relevant explanations designed to reinforce retention and accuracy. Covered topics and categories include: Tissue types and classifications: Musculoskeletal, cardiac, vascular, skin, cellular, osteoarticular, surgical bone, and birth tissue Sterilization and preservation terms: Cryopreservation, disinfection, SAL, lyophilization, terminal sterilization, ischemic timeframes Regulatory and QA language: Variance, deviation, accident, adverse outcome, corrective/preventive actions, audit types Labeling, packaging, transport, and storage protocols across various tissue categories SOPM-aligned vocabulary: MWER, QA/QC systems, qualification, validation, and process controls Standard AATB terminology usage: “Must,” “Shall,” “May,” “Should,” etc. for regulatory compliance and exam clarity This resource is particularly useful for: Students studying Biomedical Science, Health Science, Clinical Laboratory Science, Surgical Technology, Anatomy & Physiology Candidates preparing for the AATB CTBS certification exam Educators and learners in university and college programs offering courses on tissue banking, transplantation, regulatory affairs, or bioscience terminology Perfect for both first-time learners and experienced professionals, this glossary ensures you're fluent in every term the exam may present. Keywords: CTBS, AATB glossary, tissue definitions, sterilization, cryopreservation, SAL, tissue types, QA, QC, SOPM, labeling, validation, variance, deviation, ischemic time, grafts, cardiac tissue, vascular tissue, donor screening, MWER, transport conditions

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CTBS Terms 15th Edition 2025/2026
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Accident - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Any occurrence, not associated with a deviation

from standard operating procedures (SOPs), standards, or applicable laws

and regulations, during donor screening or testing, or tissue recovery,

collection or acquisition, processing, quarantining, labeling, storage,

distribution, or dispensing that may affect the performance, biocompatibility,

or freedom from transmissible pathogens of the tissue or the ability to trace

tissue to the donor.


Adverse Outcome - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔An undesirable effect or untoward

complication in a recipient consequent to or reasonably related to tissue

transplantation.

,Allogeneic - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Used as an adjective to modify donation,

tissue, donor or recipient when transplantation is intended for a genetically

different person.


Aortoiliac graft (C) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The distal segment of the abdominal

aorta including the bifurcation and proximal segments of both the left and

right common iliac arteries.


Arterial graft (V) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A segment of peripheral artery that is

recovered, processed and preserved.


Autograft (A) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Tissue intended for implantation,

transplantation or infusion into the living donor from whom it was

recovered.


Available for Distribution - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔the status of an HCT/P upon

verifying and documenting that the HCT/P meets the release criteria on the

basis of a review of manufacturing and tracking records pertaining to the

HCT/P, documented by a responsible person with the date when the

determination that the HCT/P is available for distribution has been made.


Batch - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A specific quantity of tissue produced according to

a single processing protocol during the same processing cycle

, Bioburden - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The number of contaminating organisms found

on a given amount of material


Birth Tissue (BT) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔gestational tissue donated at the time of

delivery of a living newborn. This includes placenta, Wharton's jelly,

amniotic fluid, chorionic membrane, amniotic membrane,

placental/chorionic disc, umbilical veins, and umbilical cord tissue


Cardiac Tissue (C) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Tissue type that includes, but is not

limited to, valved conduits, non-valved conduits, aortoiliac grafts, and patch

grafts


Cellular Tissue (CT) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔viable cells that are autologous or

allogeneic, committed or uncommitted, and non-expanded


Cold Ischemic Time (C) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The time interval from subjecting

cardiac tissue to cold rinse (or transport) solution at recovery to the

beginning of disinfection.


Cold Ischemic Time (V) - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The time interval from subjecting

vascular tissue to transport solution and wet ice temperatures at recovery

to the beginning of disinfection.



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