tissue donor
Transplant material source
A tissue donor is a person whose body parts—such as corneas, skin, bone, or heart valves—are given for transplantation into others.
Unlike organ donors, tissue donors typically give after death, though some tissues can be donated while living.
She registered as a tissue donor on her driver's license.
- organBody's working component
- transplantMove tissue between bodies
- organ shortageInsufficient transplantable body parts
- kidneyBlood-filtering organ
- heartCirculatory system's pump
liver · bone marrow · marrow · blood · cadaver · living · match · waiting list · altruism · consent · harvest · surgery · lifesaving · registry · cornea · stem cell · generosity · giving back
- donorscord blood, giver, benefactor, patron, contributor
- research subjectssubject, participant, test subject, experimental subject, volunteer
direction of biological transfer
tissue donortransplant recipient
One receiving donated tissue
organ recipient · recipient · transplant patient · donee · host
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