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transplant
[trans-plant, -plahnt, trans-plant, -plahnt]
verb (used with object)
to remove (a plant) from one place and plant it in another.
Surgery.to transfer (an organ, tissue, etc.) from one part of the body to another or from one person or animal to another.
to move from one place to another.
to bring (a family, colony, etc.) from one country, region, etc., to another for settlement; relocate.
verb (used without object)
to undergo or accept transplanting.
to transplant easily.
noun
the act or process of transplanting.
a plant, organ, person, etc., that has been transplanted.
transplant
verb
(tr) to remove or transfer (esp a plant) from one place to another
(intr) to be capable of being transplanted
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
surgery
the procedure involved in such a transfer
the organ or tissue transplanted
transplant
A plant that has been uprooted and replanted.
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.
See also graft
Other Word Forms
- transplantable adjective
- transplantation noun
- transplanter noun
- retransplant verb (used with object)
- retransplantation noun
- untransplanted adjective
- ˌٰԲˈٲپDz noun
- ٰԲˈԳٱ noun
- ٰԲˈԳٲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of transplant1
Example Sentences
For more information and support on organ transplants, visit BBC Action Line.
He had a bone marrow transplant last year, but relapsed around Christmas.
"She holds this precious story with great care and tells it with dignity, interweaving the history of transplant surgery seamlessly."
But scientists noticed hints that faecal transplants for C. difficile also seemed to get rid of superbugs.
It threatens our ability to treat common infections and to perform life-saving procedures, including chemotherapy for cancer, caesarean sections, hip replacements, organ transplants and other operations.
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