biorca

See also: biorcą

Polish

Etymology

From brać +‎ -ca. First attested in 1932.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbjɔr.t͡sa/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔrt͡sa
  • Syllabification: bior‧ca

Noun

biorca m pers

  1. (medicine) recipient (one who receives an organ or transfusion)
    Coordinate terms: dawca, donator
    Hypernym: pacjent
    konkretny biorca ― specific recipient
    określony biorca ― specified recipient
    potencjalny biorca ― potential recipient
    biorca przeszczepu ― transplant recipient
    biorca krwi ― blood recipient
    biorca szpiku ― marrow recipient
    biorca wątroby ― liver recipient
    biorca nerek ― kidney recipient
    biorca organów ― organ recipient
    dawca i biorca ― donor and recipient
    organizm biorcy ― recipient('s) organism
    komórki biorcy ― recipient cells
    lista biorców ― list of recipients'
  2. (literary) taker, recipient, receiver (one who receives)
    Coordinate terms: dawca, ofiarodawca
  3. (psychology) taker (person or thing that takes or receives, often more than he or she gives)
    Coordinate term: dawca

Declension

References

  1. Lekarz wojskowy‎, 1932, page 890

Further reading

  • biorca in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • biorca in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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