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transplant
[ verb trans-plant, -plahnt; noun trans-plant, -plahnt ]
verb (used with object)
- to remove (a plant) from one place and plant it in another.
- Surgery. to transfer (an organ, tissue, etc.) from one part of the body to another or from one person or animal to another.
- to move from one place to another.
- to bring (a family, colony, etc.) from one country, region, etc., to another for settlement; relocate.
verb (used without object)
- to undergo or accept transplanting:
to transplant easily.
noun
- the act or process of transplanting.
- a plant, organ, person, etc., that has been transplanted.
transplant
verb
- tr to remove or transfer (esp a plant) from one place to another
- intr to be capable of being transplanted
- surgery to transfer (an organ or tissue) from one part of the body to another or from one person or animal to another during a grafting or transplant operation
noun
- surgery
- the procedure involved in such a transfer
- the organ or tissue transplanted
transplant
/ ٰăԲ′ăԳ′ /
- A plant that has been uprooted and replanted.
- A surgical procedure in a human or animal in which a body tissue or organ is transferred from a donor to a recipient or from one part of the body to another. Heart, lung, liver, kidney, corneal, and bone-marrow transplants are performed to treat life-threatening illness. Donated tissue must be histocompatible with that of the recipient to prevent immunological rejection.
- See also graft
Derived Forms
- ˌٰԲˈٲپDz, noun
- ٰԲˈԳٱ, noun
- ٰԲˈԳٲ, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- ٰԲ·Գa· adjective
- ٰԲp·ٲtDz noun
- ٰԲ·Գİ noun
- tԲ·Գ verb (used with object)
- tԲ··ٲtDz noun
- ܲtԲ·ԳĻ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of transplant1
Example Sentences
The treatment at King's College Hospital in London was followed by the stem cell transplant.
A woman has met the transplant patient who received her sister's hands, describing the feeling of transforming another person's life as "absolutely incredible".
Bruce, a native of the San Gabriel Mountains foothills, and Gill, a Louisiana transplant, have the RV parked next to their single-story Craftsman, which wraps around an outdoor courtyard.
Aged 27 at the time, he needed a transplant but was ineligible for the waiting list due to his weight.
His parents said the transplant was "supposed to be a new beginning, a new chance for him to live a better life".
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