organ donation
noun [ C or U ] uk/ˈɔː.ɡən dəʊˌneɪ.ʃən/ us/ˈɔːr.ɡən doʊˌneɪ.ʃən/
器官捐赠，器官捐献
the act of a person giving permission for a part of their body to be taken, while they are alive or after they are dead, and put into someone else's body to replace an organ that is not working correctly
The organization wants to raise awareness of organ donation and to encourage young people to become donors. 该组织希望提高人们对器官捐赠的认识，并鼓励年轻人成为捐赠者。
The number of patients awaiting organ donations has soared. 等待器官捐献的病人数量激增。
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- Unlike tissue and organ donation, there are no upper age limits for giving your body to science.
- In her research, she had come across a relatively new medical procedure known as live organ donation, in which a healthy donor has surgery to remove about half of the liver, which is then placed in a recipient.
- At the time Nick died, Italy had the lowest organ donation rate in Europe; it has since tripled, thanks in part to the press attention Nick's gift received.