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organ donation

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 器官捐贈 /器官捐赠 (qìguān juānzèng) — donating one's organ
  • Dutch: orgaandonatie — donating one's organ
  • Finnish: elintenluovutus — donating one's organ
  • Finnish: elimenluovutus — donating one's organ
  • Finnish: elinluovutus — donating one's organ
  • French: don d'organes — donating one's organ
  • German: Organspende — donating one's organ
  • Hindi: अंगदान (aṅgdān) — donating one's organ
  • Hungarian: szervadományozás — donating one's organ
  • Hungarian: donáció — donating one's organ
  • Hungarian: szervdonáció — donating one's organ
  • Japanese: 臓器提供 (zōki teikyō) — donating one's organ
  • Korean: 장기기증 (janggigijeung) — donating one's organ
  • Lithuanian: organų donorystė — donating one's organ
  • Polish: dawstwo organów — donating one's organ
  • Spanish: donación de órganos — donating one's organ
  • Telugu: అవయవదానం (avayavadānaṁ) — donating one's organ