Transplant - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |trænsˈplænt|  American pronunciation of the word transplant
Brit.  |trænsˈplɑːnt|  British pronunciation of the word transplant

noun

- (surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient (syn: graft)
- an operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient) (syn: transplantation)
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
- the act of removing something from one location and introducing it in another location (syn: transplantation)
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

verb

- lift and reset in another soil or situation (syn: transfer)
- be transplantable
These delicate plants do not transplant easily
- place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient (syn: graft)
- transfer from one place or period to another (syn: transfer, transpose)
The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America

Extra examples

She carefully transplanted the seedlings.

The bush was transplanted to a different part of the garden.

Doctors transplanted one of his kidneys into his sister.

The group transplanted the beavers to another part of the state.

She is a New Yorker who recently transplanted to the West Coast.

The heart transplant was successful.

He is going to need a liver transplant.

The doctors are trying to keep him alive until a liver can be found for transplant.

The patient's body rejected the transplant.

She received a bone marrow transplant from an unknown donor.

She's a Southern transplant who now lives in New York.

These delicate plants do not transplant easily

The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America

The procedure is gaining recognition as the latest advance in organ transplant surgery.

...an outpouring of affection and support for the high school athlete in need of an organ transplant...

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: transplant
he/she/it: transplants
present participle: transplanting
past tense: transplanted
past participle: transplanted
noun
singular: transplant
plural: transplants
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