English Dictionary

ORGAN DONOR

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

IPA (US): 

 Dictionary entry overview: What does organ donor mean? 

ORGAN DONOR (noun)
  The noun ORGAN DONOR has 1 sense:

1. someone from whom an organ is taken for transplantationplay

  Familiarity information: ORGAN DONOR used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ORGAN DONOR (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone from whom an organ is taken for transplantation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("organ donor" is a kind of...):

donor ((medicine) someone who gives blood or tissue or an organ to be used in another person (the host))


 Context examples 


Islet cell transplantation transfers cells from an organ donor into the body of another person.

(Islet Cell Transplantation, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)



 Learn English with... Proverbs 
"You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs." (English proverb)

"Whatever joy you seek, it can be achieved by yourself; whatever misery you seek, it can be found by yourself." (Bhutanese proverb)

"When the fox can't reach the grape, says it's unripe." (Armenian proverb)

"All too good is neighbours fool." (Dutch proverb)



ALSO IN ENGLISH DICTIONARY:


© 2000-2023 AudioEnglish.org | AudioEnglish® is a Registered Trademark | Terms of use and privacy policy
Contact