transplant
noun
1. (surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient
Similar word(s): graft
Definition categories: body
2. an operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient)
- he had a kidney transplant
- the long-term results of cardiac transplantation are now excellent
- a child had a multiple organ transplant two months ago
Similar word(s): transplantation
Definition categories: act, operation, surgery
3. the act of removing something from one location and introducing it in another location
- the transplant did not flower until the second year
- too frequent transplanting is not good for families
- she returned to Alabama because she could not bear transplantation
Similar word(s): transplantation, transplanting
verb
1. lift and reset in another soil or situation
- Transplant the young rice plants
Similar word(s): transfer
Definition categories: motion, displace
2. be transplantable
- These delicate plants do not transplant easily
Definition categories: stative, be
3. place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient
Similar word(s): graft
Definition categories: contact, enter, infix, insert, introduce
4. transfer from one place or period to another
- The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America