donor: Meaning and Definition of
do•nor
Pronunciation: (dō'nur), [key]
— n.
- a person who gives or donates.
- a person or animal providing blood, an organ, bone marrow cells, or other biological tissue for transfusion or transplantation.
- a person who gives property by gift, legacy, or devise, or who confers a power of appointment.
—adj.
- of or pertaining to the biological tissue of a donor: donor organ.
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