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Molecular biology A defective derivative of phage Mu; mud insertions are used to construct operon and gene fusions in enteric bacteria
Vox populi A popular term for very strong coffee or espresso
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donor
(do'nor) [Fr. doneur fr L. donator, giver, donor]1. A person or animal that furnishes blood, tissue, or an organ to be used in another person.
2. In chemistry, a compound that frees part of itself to unite with another compound called an acceptor.
artificial insemination donor
Abbreviation: AIDA male who provides sperm to be used to fertilize a woman seeking to become pregnant.
blood donor
One who gives blood (or its components) to be used for transfusion.
cadaveric donor
One who donates an organ or tissue after his or her death.
directed donor
A family member, friend, or significant other who gives blood, an organ, or tissue to another person to support a vital function or prevent death.
HLA-mismatched related donor
Mismatched related donor.human leukocyte antigen matched unrelated donor
Matched unrelated donor.hydrogen donor
In oxidation-reduction reactions, a substance that gives up hydrogen atoms to another substance, the acceptor.
See: hydrogen acceptorliving donor
One who donates an organ or tissue while he or she is still living. Living donors must be healthy and antigenically matched to the recipient.
matched unrelated donor
Abbreviation: MUDOne who donates an organ or tissue (such as bone marrow stem cells) to another person with human leukocyte antigens identical to those of the organ recipient.
Synonym: human leukocyte antigen matched unrelated donormismatched related donor
Abbreviation: MMRDAn organ or tissue donor who is a family member of the organ recipient but whose human leukocyte antigens are not identical to those of the recipient. In general in organ transplantation, organ and recipient survival are highest when the donor and the recipient share the same HLA antigens.
Synonym: HLA-mismatched related donornondirected donor
A person who donates blood, an organ, or tissue to the community at large and is unknown to the recipient.
related HLA-identical donor
Related identical donor.related identical donor
Abbreviation: RIDA family member who donates an organ or tissue (such as a kidney or bone marrow stem cells) to another family member who shares perfectly matched human leukocyte antigens. Organ transplantations from RIDs have higher success rates than transplants obtained from mismatched related donors (MMRDs) or from matched unrelated donors (MUDs).
Synonym: related HLA-identical donoruniversal donor
A person who has group O red blood cells. In a life-threatening emergency this person's cells can be transfused into any patient in need of red blood cells.
matched unrelated donor
Abbreviation: MUDOne who donates an organ or tissue (such as bone marrow stem cells) to another person with human leukocyte antigens identical to those of the organ recipient.
Synonym: human leukocyte antigen matched unrelated donorSee also: donor
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