Meanings
nounorgan harvesting (uncountable)
- uncountableThe removal, preservation and use of human organs and tissue from the bodies of the recently deceased to be used in surgical transplants on the living.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 器官摘除, 器官切取
- 器官摘除 (qìguān zhāichú)removal of human organs
- 器官切取 (qìguān qiēqǔ)removal of human organs
- 器官摘取 (qìguān zhāiqǔ)removal of human organs
Finnish elinsiirtotoiminta
- elinsiirtotoimintaremoval of human organs
French prélèvement d'organe
- prélèvement d'organeremoval of human organs
Spanish transplante de órganos
- transplante de órganosremoval of human organs
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APA
organ harvesting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/organ%20harvesting
MLA
“organ harvesting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/organ%20harvesting. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “organ harvesting,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/organ%20harvesting.
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