Definitions for "Deceased Donor"
a person who recently died of causes unrelated to kidney disease. The donor's cause of death will not affect the functioning of the transplanted kidney. Either the donor or the donor's family has willingly offered the kidney for transplantation.
An individual whose tissues or organs are donated after suffering brain death or cardiac death.
An individual who has recently died of causes that do not affect the function of an organ to be transplanted. Either the person or the person's family has generously offered organs and/or tissues for transplantation.