recipient /re·cip·i·ent/ (re-sip´e-ent) one who receives, as a blood transfusion, or a tissue or organ graft.
Recipient
recipient
recipient (rēsip´ē
nt),
recipient
universal recipient a person thought to be able to receive blood of any “type” without agglutination of the donor cells.
re·cip·i·ent (r -sp  - nt)adj. Functioning as a receiver; receptive. n. One who receives blood, tissue, or an organ from a donor. |
Recipient
The person who receives the donated blood marrow.
Mentioned in: Bone Marrow Transplantation, Heart Transplantation
recipient
[risip′ē·ənt]
Etymology: L, recipere, to receive
a person who receives a blood transfusion, tissue graft, or organ.
recipient (rēsip´ē
nt),n the person who receives a blood transfusion, tissue graft, or organ; also, a person who has received an honor, award, or grant.
recipient
an animal which receives a blood transfusion, or a tissue or organ graft.
recipient
Managed care A person eligible for Medicaid benefits. See Beneficiary Transfusion medicine A Pt who receives a blood product. See Universal recipient Transplantation A Pt who has received a donated tissue or organ.
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