kidney donor

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• Kidney transplantation — or renal transplantation is the organ transplant of a kidney in a patient with end stage renal disease. Kidney transplantation is typically classified as deceased donor (formerly known as cadaveric) or living donor transplantation depending on… …   Wikipedia

• kidney transplant — or renal transplant Replacement of a diseased or damaged kidney with one from a living relative or a legally dead donor. The former s tissue type is more likely to match, reducing the chance of rejection; but removal puts the donor at risk, and a …   Universalium

• Kidney Foundation of Canada — The Kidney Foundation of Canada is people working together for a common cause. We are volunteers, individuals living with kidney disease, donors, and staff members from all walks of life, all across Canada. Since its creation in 1964, The Kidney… …   Wikipedia

• donor — noun 1 gives a part of their body ADJECTIVE ▪ blood, bone marrow, egg, kidney, organ, sperm, etc. ▪ potential, prospective …   Collocations dictionary

• donor */ — UK [ˈdəʊnə(r)] / US [ˈdoʊnər] noun [countable] Word forms donor : singular donor plural donors 1) a) medical someone who gives blood, sperm, eggs, or a part of their body to be used in the medical treatment of someone else The hospital is… …   English dictionary

• donor — do|nor [ dounər ] noun count * 1. ) someone who gives blood, SPERM, eggs, or a part of their body to be used in the medical treatment of someone else: a blood donor The hospital is searching for a bone marrow donor for the child. a ) only before… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• donor — 1. An individual from whom blood, tissue, or an organ is taken for transplantation. 2. A compound that will transfer an atom or a radical to an acceptor; e.g., methionine is a methyl d.; …   Medical dictionary

• donor — [[t]do͟ʊnə(r)[/t]] donors 1) N COUNT: oft n N A donor is someone who gives a part of their body or some of their blood to be used by doctors to help a person who is ill. Doctors removed the healthy kidney from the donor. 2) ADJ: ADJ n Donor… …   English dictionary

• donor — do|nor [ˈdəunə US ˈdounər] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Old French; Origin: doneur, from Latin donare to give ] 1.) a person, group etc that gives something, especially money, to help an organization or country ▪ We urgently need more assistance from… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• donor — n. a person who makes his own tissues or organs available for use by someone else. For example, a donor may provide blood for transfusion (see blood donor), a kidney for transplantation, or sex cells for artificial insemination or oocyte donation …   The new mediacal dictionary

• kidney — noun Kidney is used before these nouns: ↑bean, ↑donor, ↑failure, ↑machine, ↑transplant, ↑tumour …   Collocations dictionary