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organ harvesting

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

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noun

Meaning 1

The removal, preservation and use of human organs and tissue from the bodies of the recently deceased to be used in surgical transplants on the living.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 器官摘除 (qìguān zhāichú) — removal of human organs
  • Chinese Mandarin: 器官切取 (qìguān qiēqǔ) — removal of human organs
  • Chinese Mandarin: 器官摘取 (qìguān zhāiqǔ) — removal of human organs
  • Finnish: elinsiirtotoiminta — removal of human organs
  • French: prélèvement d'organe — removal of human organs
  • Spanish: transplante de órganos — removal of human organs