A person who donates an organ or organs from their body for transplantation.
there is a constant shortage of organ donors
Example sentencesExamples
- "I'm an organ donor so I can help people when I die but by joining the bone marrow register I can hopefully also help people while I'm alive," she said.
- The paramedics asked if she had a living will and if she was an organ donor.
- She is becoming a living organ donor for her seriously ill father.
- Organ donor registration forms will be sent to every home in the district as part of the annual electoral return.
- The focus of this annual life-saving campaign is to encourage more people to carry an organ donor card.
- He was in the sixth grade when he received a life-saving liver from an organ donor.
- He carried a card identifying himself as an organ donor.
- People should also talk to their families about their wishes to be an organ donor so that there is no confusion or hesitation should a tragedy strike.
- The shortage of organs could be greatly alleviated if more people were to sign their organ donor cards.
- I urge everyone to consider being an organ donor because life-threatening illnesses know no gender, age or race.