transplant
Americanverb (used with object)
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to remove (a plant) from one place and plant it in another.
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Surgery. to transfer (an organ, tissue, etc.) from one part of the body to another or from one person or animal to another.
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to move from one place to another.
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to bring (a family, colony, etc.) from one country, region, etc., to another for settlement; relocate.
verb (used without object)
noun
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the act or process of transplanting.
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a plant, organ, person, etc., that has been transplanted.
verb
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(tr) to remove or transfer (esp a plant) from one place to another
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(intr) to be capable of being transplanted
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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
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A plant that has been uprooted and replanted.
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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.
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See also graft
Other Word Forms
- retransplant verb (used with object)
- retransplantation noun
- transplantable adjective
- transplantation noun
- transplanter noun
- untransplanted adjective
Etymology
Origin of transplant
1400–50; late Middle English < Late Latin trānsplantāre, equivalent to Latin trāns- trans- + plantāre to plant
Example Sentences
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Her treatment plan included chemotherapy followed by a stem cell transplant to replace the cancerous cells destroyed by treatment with healthy stem cells.
From BBC
The population is too small to support many medical specializations, such as kidney transplants.
A baby boy has become the first child in the UK to be born using a womb transplanted from a deceased donor.
From BBC
The heart given to Domenico during a transplant in late December was reportedly transported to the hospital in direct contact with dry ice, causing severe tissue damage.
From BBC
A toddler in Italy remains in critical condition after undergoing a transplant with a damaged heart.
From BBC
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