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Definitions for universal donor

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

u′niver′sal do′nor(n.)

  1. a person with blood type O.

    Category: Medicine

Origin of universal donor:

1920–25

Princeton's WordNet

  1. universal donor(noun)

    a person whose type O Rh-negative blood may be safely transfused into persons with other blood types

Wiktionary

  1. universal donor(Noun)

    A person with blood type o, which lacks antigens, and is therefore compatible with all other blood types, allowing such person to donate blood to any other person.

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