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Donor

The party conferring a power. One who makes a gift. One who creates a trust.

donor

n. a person or entity making a gift or donation.

donor

noun aider, almsgiver, altruist, assignor, backer, benefactor, benefactress, bequeather, bestower, cheerful giver, conferrer, consignor, contributor, deliverer, devisor, distributor of largess, donator, free giver, generous giver, giver, Good Samaritan, grantor, helper, humanitarian, patron, patroness, philanthropist, presenter, rewarder, vouchsafer
Foreign phrases: Voluntas donatoris in charta doni sui manifeste expressa observetur.The will of the donor which is clearly expressed in his deed of gift should be obberved.
See also: benefactor, contributor, feoffor, good samaritan, maker, transferor

donor

a person who makes a gift of property.

DONOR. He who makes a gift. (q.v.)

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However, this investigation extends previous work in an important way by suggesting that knowing an organ recipient also increases willingness to act as a non-directed living donor.
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Factors in psychological profiles, including self-esteem, altruism, family dynamics, and endorsement of gender-stereotyped roles, were studied and found to have no differences between male and female living donors (Achille, Soos, Fortin, Paquet, & Hebert, 1997).
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In the US 90% of kidney transplants are from living donors.
Kidney transplant waiting lists could be reduced if overseas attitudes adopted
Previously, doctors waited for lung donations from accident victims or used a single living donor.
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The decision to develop consistency in the independent living donor advocacy was made during the April 2012 Living Donor Committee meeting.
Proposed policy modifications to create consistency in living donor advocacy progams released by UNOS
Furthermore, African-American or older kidney transplant candidates who did have potential living donors were still less likely to receive living donor kidney transplants.
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About one in five kidney transplants are from a living donor.
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