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donor Definition

do·nor (nər, -nôr′)

noun

  1. a person who donates; giver
  2. one from whom blood for transfusion, tissue for grafting, etc. is taken
  3. an atom that contributes a pair of electrons to another atom to form a covalent bond with it

Etymology: ME & Anglo-Fr donour < L donator

donor Synonyms

donor

n.

benefactor, contributor, patron, patroness, benefactress, philanthropist, giver, donator, subscriber, grantor, public-spirited individual, altruist, humanitarian, savior, Good Samaritan, angel*, the bank*, fairy godmother*, Lady Bountiful*; see also patron 1.

donor Law Definition

n

  1. The maker of a gift.
  2. One who creates a trust. See also settlor.
donor Usage Examples

Possessives

  • wish: Community foundations ' grant-making programs vary according to donors ' wishes and the needs of the communities they serve.

Converse of object

  • recruit: Do you have the marketing skills to be able to help us to recruit more donors?

Adjective modifier

  • bilateral: France, Germany, the US and Japan account for almost three quarters of all TC given by bilateral donors.
  • unrelated: Four patients had allogeneic stem cell transplants, 3 from siblings and 1 from a matched unrelated donor.
  • anonymous: Would I be able to use the same anonymous donor again?
  • cadaveric: Despite a small rise in the number of cadaveric organ donors during 2000, the total number of organ transplants fell by 1 % .
  • multilateral: This was usually at the initiative of bilateral and multilateral donors who followed their own procedures.
  • nitric: It has been well established that nitric oxide donors such as glyceryl trinitrate ( GTN ) can induce a reversible chemical sphincterotomy.

Modifies a noun

  • insemination: Whether through a straight relationship, donor insemination, adoption or fostering?
  • sperm: We maintain a donor sperm bank of the highest quality.
  • transplant: This procedure has the potential of increasing the number of living donor transplant operations by one-third to one-half.
  • anonymity: For donors: What does the lifting of donor anonymity mean for you?
  • lymphocyte: Pre- emptive treatment by donor lymphocyte infusions has often been effective.
  • transplantation: One of the reasons why live donor kidney transplantation is so successful is because the CIT is only one to two hours long.

Noun used with modifier

  • sperm: DJ Tim Shaw to announce he would become a regular sperm donor.
  • marrow: We must not lose sight of the fact, however, that there are not enough bone marrow donors, full stop.
  • organ: However, under 1 % of organ donors are black.
  • apheresis: In addition the following criteria should be observed for apheresis donors: first-time donors should be aged 18-60 years.
  • blood: A blood stem cell donor whose tissue type matches theirs could mean the difference between life & death.
  • gamete: This is the first time that the UK government has put resources behind a national program to recruit gamete donors.

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