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donor card
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donor card
n.
A card, usually carried on one's person, authorizing the use of one's bodily organs for transplantation in the event of one's death.
donor card
Etymology: L, donare, to give, charta
a document in which a person offers to make an anatomic gift of body parts, at the time of death, for transplantation to recipients needing replacement of vital organs or tissues. The information can also be found on a state driver's license. Consent for organ donation generally requires consent from family of the organ donor.


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