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noun gives a part of their body ADJ. blood (transfusion), bone marrow, kidney, organ, etc. | potential | suitable The operation will go ahead as soon as a suitable donor can be found. DONOR + VERB donate sth, give sth Donors give blood twice a year. DONOR + NOUN blood, organ Donor organs are constantly required for transplant operations. | card gives money/goods ADJ. anonymous The charity received £50,000 from an anonymous donor. | aid Japan has been one of the country's biggest aid donors. DONOR + VERB give sth, make a donation, pledge sth Donors pledged a total of $1,000 million in relief aid. DONOR + NOUN country, government loans from rich donor countries to developing nations
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ADJECTIVES/NOUN + donor
a suitable donor
• After a 10-month wait, a suitable donor was found.
a blood donor
• Are you willing to register as a blood donor?
an organ donor
• There are not nearly enough organ donors.
a heart/liver/kidney etc donor
• There is a shortage of kidney donors.
a sperm/egg donor
(= a man who gives sperm or a woman who gives eggs to help someone else have a baby )
• Her husband was infertile so they conceived using a sperm donor.
donor + NOUN
a donor organ
• She had to wait for over a year before a donor organ became available.
a donor heart/liver/kidney etc
• The technique keeps the donor heart beating while it is transported.
donor blood
• Donor blood had to be used during the operation.
a donor card
(= that you carry to give permission for your organs to be used if you die )
• Do you carry a donor card?
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