The graft may also be taken from a deceased donor (allograft).

Most of the organs that are available come from deceased donors.

She has been on a waiting list for a kidney from a deceased donor since March 2003.

You may receive a liver from a living or a deceased donor.

A couple of years ago, a Canadian hospital used a 93-year-old liver from a deceased donor.

Transplants from a deceased donor are more common than live donations.

The committee focused mainly on ways to increase the available pool of organs from deceased donors.

For example, it is unacceptable to take a heart valve from a deceased donor and sell it.

Secondly, respect for the human body must be assured with regard to removal from both living and deceased donors.

Perhaps someday there will be enough organs from deceased donors for all who need them.