Transplant - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- an operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient) (syn: transplantation)
the long-term results of cardiac transplantation are now excellent
a child had a multiple organ transplant two months ago
too frequent transplanting is not good for families
she returned to Alabama because she could not bear transplantation
verb
- be transplantable
- transfer from one place or period to another (syn: transfer, transpose)
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
I/you/we/they: transplant
he/she/it: transplants
present participle: transplanting
past tense: transplanted
past participle: transplanted
singular: transplant
plural: transplants
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