ドナー
Meanings
1
donor; blood donor; organ donor
Most often used in medical contexts for a person who provides blood, an organ, bone marrow, or other biological material for treatment or transplant.
My older brother became the donor for the bone marrow transplant.
The hospital is looking for a compatible donor.
Usage patterns
- 〈人〉がドナーになるfor someone to become a donor
He registered with the bone marrow bank and became a donor.
- ドナーを探すto search for a donor
The patient's family was desperately searching for a donor.
- ドナーが見つかるfor a matching donor to be found
A matching donor was finally found.