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organ donation

n. The act of donating one's organ to another person through an organ transplant.

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Organ donation

Organ donation is when a person allows healthy transplantable organs and tissues to be removed, either after death or while the donor is alive, and transplanted into another person. Common transplantations include: kidneys, heart, liver, pancreas, intestines, lungs, bones, bone marrow, skin, and corneas. Some organs and tissues can be donated by living donors, such as a kidney or part of a lung, but most donations occur after the donor has died.

As of August 1, 2016, there are 120,004 people waiting for life-saving organ transplants in the US. Of these, 96,645 await kidney transplants. While views of organ donation are positive there is a large gap between the numbers of registered donors compared to those awaiting organ donations on a global level.

Usage examples of "organ donation".

Doctors are advising that the family consider organ donation and let the young man go.

We would've happily traded for their natural dead, like an organ donation.

The legalization of certain types of euthanasia had opened the door to more liberal organ donation practices.