organ donation

noun

The act of donating one's organ to another person through an organ transplant.

Meanings

nounorgan donation (countable and uncountable, plural organ donations)

plural organ donations

  1. countableuncountableThe act of donating one's organ to another person through an organ transplant.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 器官捐贈 /器官捐赠
  • 器官捐贈 /器官捐赠 (qìguān juānzèng)donating one's organ
Dutch orgaandonatie
  • orgaandonatiedonating one's organ
Finnish elintenluovutus, elimenluovutus
  • elintenluovutusdonating one's organ
  • elimenluovutusdonating one's organ
  • elinluovutusdonating one's organ
French don d'organes
  • don d'organesdonating one's organ
German Organspende
  • Organspendedonating one's organ
Hindi अंगदान
  • अंगदान (aṅgdān)donating one's organ
Hungarian szervadományozás, donáció
  • szervadományozásdonating one's organ
  • donációdonating one's organ
  • szervdonációdonating one's organ
Japanese 臓器提供
  • 臓器提供 (zōki teikyō)donating one's organ
Korean 장기기증
  • 장기기증 (janggigijeung)donating one's organ
Lithuanian organų donorystė
  • organų donorystėdonating one's organ
Polish dawstwo organów
  • dawstwo organówdonating one's organ
Spanish donación de órganos
  • donación de órganosdonating one's organ
Cite this entry
APA

organ donation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/organ%20donation

MLA

“organ donation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/organ%20donation. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “organ donation,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/organ%20donation.

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