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a signed and witnessed card, meant to be carried in a wallet, purse, etc., specifying a person's wish to offer body organs or parts for transplantation or scientific use in case of death.
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Universalium. 2010.
donor card
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donor card — donor .card n a card that you carry to show that when you die a doctor can take parts of your body to use in the medical treatment of someone else … Dictionary of contemporary English
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donor card — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms donor card : singular donor card plural donor cards a card that you keep with you giving permission for your organs to be used after you die to help someone else … English dictionary
donor card — noun a card carried to indicate consent to the use of one s organs for transplant surgery in the event of one s death … English new terms dictionary
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donor — n. 1 a person who gives or donates something (e.g. to a charity). 2 one who provides blood for a transfusion, semen for insemination, or an organ or tissue for transplantation. 3 Chem. an atom or molecule that provides a pair of electrons in… … Useful english dictionary
