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transplant

transp·lant

UK/ˈtɹɑːnzplɑːnt/ US/ˈtɹænzplɑːnt/ fairly common us
verb (4) noun (3)

verb

1.

lift and reset in another soil or situation

  • “Transplant the young rice plants”
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2.

be transplantable

  • “These delicate plants do not transplant easily”
3.

place athe organ of a donor into the body of a recipient

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4.

transfer from one place or period to another

  • “The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America”
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noun

1.

(surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient

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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”
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3.

the act of uprooting and moving a plant to a new location

  • “the transplant was successful”
  • “too frequent transplanting is not good for plants”
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Origin

From Middle English transplaunten, from Old French transplanter, from Late Latin transplantare, equivalent to trans- + plant.

Phrases

  • beating-heart transplant
  • faecal transplant
  • fecal microbiota transplant
  • fecal transplant
  • genome transplant
  • organ transplant

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