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donor card

American

noun

a signed and witnessed card, meant to be carried in a wallet, purse, etc., specifying a person's wish to offer body organs or parts for transplantation or scientific use in case of death.

donor card British

noun

a card carried by a person to show that the bodily organs specified on it may be used for transplants after the person's death

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Howard Forman, a 57-year-old Yale School of Medicine professor, started donating blood when he turned 18 in 1983, proudly carrying his donor card.

From Washington Post • Jan. 26, 2023

Another person said he'd left a wallet in a London mini-cab but the driver used his donor card to trace him and post his wallet back.

From BBC • Dec. 13, 2021

If go to the Red Cross, they’ll send you a donor card that indicates your blood type.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 9, 2020

Logan Boulet signed his organ donor card when he turned 21 a few weeks ago and made his wishes very clear to his family, his godfather, Neil Langevin, said on Facebook.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 8, 2018

In his wallet, he still carries the donor card he received that day, faded and held together with a bit of clear tape.

From Washington Times • Feb. 5, 2016

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