transplant
noun
- 1
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
- 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
- 3
(surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient
verb
- 1
transfer from one place or period to another
The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America
- 2
place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient
- 3
lift and reset in another soil or situation
Transplant the young rice plants
- 4
be transplantable
These delicate plants do not transplant easily
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