A place where bodily organs for transplantation are stored.
the heart had been frozen by doctors in liquid nitrogen and stored at an organ bank
Example sentencesExamples
The organ survival rate for organ-bank kidneys was lower: 70 percent.
Federal rules require organ banks to disclose "any known or suspected" infectious conditions that might be transmitted by the donor organs.
He suggested that all citizens covered by the social medical insurance programme be automatically registered as organ donors, thus greatly expanding the organ bank.
Martha wrote to the family of the donor, via the organ bank, but she never heard back.
The organ bank already had firm policies in place that should have prevented what happened.
The heart valves, cornea, blood vessels and other connective tissue have been retrieved and stored at the institute's organ bank.
He helped establish the organ bank.
In consideration of the prohibition against desecrating the body, it is forbidden to simply donate to an "organ bank," where there is no specific, immediate recipient.
He recently wondered if robot cars, being so safe, will cause the donor organ bank to empty out for good.
Boffins in America are seeking to develop technology which will allow human parts to be frozen indefinitely in organ banks for use in on-demand transplants.
Definition of organ bank in US English:
organ bank
noun
A place where bodily organs for transplantation are stored.
the heart had been frozen by doctors in liquid nitrogen and stored at an organ bank
Example sentencesExamples
Boffins in America are seeking to develop technology which will allow human parts to be frozen indefinitely in organ banks for use in on-demand transplants.
He helped establish the organ bank.
Federal rules require organ banks to disclose "any known or suspected" infectious conditions that might be transmitted by the donor organs.
He recently wondered if robot cars, being so safe, will cause the donor organ bank to empty out for good.
Martha wrote to the family of the donor, via the organ bank, but she never heard back.
In consideration of the prohibition against desecrating the body, it is forbidden to simply donate to an "organ bank," where there is no specific, immediate recipient.
He suggested that all citizens covered by the social medical insurance programme be automatically registered as organ donors, thus greatly expanding the organ bank.
The organ bank already had firm policies in place that should have prevented what happened.
The heart valves, cornea, blood vessels and other connective tissue have been retrieved and stored at the institute's organ bank.
The organ survival rate for organ-bank kidneys was lower: 70 percent.