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Definitions for transplant
trænsˈplænt, -ˈplɑnt; ˈtrænsˌplænt, -ˌplɑnttrans·plant

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. graft, transplantnoun

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

  2. transplant, transplantation, organ transplantnoun

    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"

  3. transplant, transplantation, transplantingverb

    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"; "she returned to Alabama because she could not bear transplantation"

  4. transplant, transferverb

    lift and reset in another soil or situation

    "Transplant the young rice plants"

  5. transplantverb

    be transplantable

    "These delicate plants do not transplant easily"

  6. transplant, graftverb

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

  7. transfer, transpose, transplantverb

    transfer from one place or period to another

    "The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America"

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To TRANSPLANTverb

    Etymology: trans and planto, Lat. transplanter, Fr.

    The noblest fruits transplanted in our isle,
    With early hope and fragrant blossoms smile. Wentworth Dillon.

    Salopian acres flourish with a growth,
    Peculiar stil’d the Ottley; be thou first
    This apple to transplant. Phillips.

    If any transplant themselves into plantations abroad, who are schismaticks or outlaws, such are not fit to lay the foundation of a new colony. Francis Bacon, Advice to Villiers.

    Of light the greater part he took
    Transplanted from her cloudy shrine, and plac’d
    In the sun’s orb. John Milton.

    He prospered at the rate of his own wishes, being transplanted out of his cold barren diocese of Saint David’s into a warmer climate. Edward Hyde.

ChatGPT

  1. transplant

    A transplant is a medical procedure involving the removal of a healthy organ, tissue, or cells from one body, referred to as the donor, and placing it into another body, referred to as the recipient, that needed it due to disease or injury. It can also refer to the transfer of an entity from one place to another.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Transplantverb

    to remove, and plant in another place; as, to transplant trees

  2. Transplantverb

    to remove, and settle or establish for residence in another place; as, to transplant inhabitants

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Transplant

    trans-plant′, v.t. to remove and plant in another place: to remove.—adj. Transplan′table.—ns. Transplantā′tion, act of transplanting, the removal of a living plant to another place, the removal of living tissue from one part of the body, or from one individual, to another; Transplan′ter, a machine for moving trees.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of transplant in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of transplant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of transplant in a Sentence

  1. Daniel Borsuk:

    As a plastic surgeon, I know that, no matter large or small, injuries to the face have a particularly symbolic aspect and are closely linked to our identity, facial disfigurement can have a detrimental effect on self-confidence and productivity, and therefore, this transplant offered immense hope and possibility in our patient.

  2. David Ferguson:

    He got led down a path where they had to stop doing procedures where they said he was qualified nonetheless for the heart transplant, but he had to get the vaccine in order to get that transplant.

  3. David Klassen:

    We at UNOS have witnessed the increase in the numbers of organ donors, especially over the past several years, resulting from the tragedy of the opioid crisis in the United States, the study importantly illustrates that recipient outcomes are similar to those obtained from donors who die from other causes. It also illustrates how the transplant system has successfully incorporated the use of organs from these donors into clinical practice, resulting in benefits to many patients.

  4. Samantha James:

    I just hope girls don’t do silly things like this and [her death] raises awareness, when she was just 20 months she had a livor tumor that was six pounds and she had chemotherapy for a year and a bit and a full transplant.

  5. Myleigh Madsen:

    Thankfully, they were able to bring her back, but then she ended up on both the heart and kidney transplant list where she waited almost a year in the hospital but it didn't come in time.

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Translations for transplant

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  • شتل, زرعArabic
  • күсереп ултыртыуBashkir
  • trasplantarCatalan, Valencian
  • udplante, transplantat, omplante, transplantation, transplantereDanish
  • umpflanzen, transplantieren, verpflanzen, umsetzen, TransplantationGerman
  • trasplantarSpanish
  • elinsiirto, siirtoistuttaa, sirtää, siirrännäinen, siirtäminen, siirre, siirto, siirtääFinnish
  • transplantation, greffer, greffon, transplanter, déplacer, greffeFrench
  • transplantar, transplanteGalician
  • փոխպատվաստում, փոխպատվաստելArmenian
  • trapiantare, trapiantoItalian
  • 移植, 移植するJapanese
  • huarangaMāori
  • przeszczepiać, przeszczepPolish
  • transplantar, transplante, transplantaçãoPortuguese
  • transplantareRomanian
  • трансплантация, пересадить, пересадка, переселять, трансплантировать, пересаживатьRussian

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