What does transplant mean?
Definitions for transplant
trænsˈplænt, -ˈplɑnt; ˈtrænsˌplænt, -ˌplɑnttrans·plant
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Princeton's WordNet
graft, transplantnoun
(surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient
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"
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"
transplant, transferverb
lift and reset in another soil or situation
"Transplant the young rice plants"
transplantverb
be transplantable
"These delicate plants do not transplant easily"
transplant, graftverb
place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient
transfer, transpose, transplantverb
transfer from one place or period to another
"The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America"
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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.
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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
Transplantverb
to remove, and plant in another place; as, to transplant trees
Transplantverb
to remove, and settle or establish for residence in another place; as, to transplant inhabitants
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of transplant in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of transplant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of transplant in a Sentence
Normally we try to wake every patient up before we offer them lung transplant. We want to make sure that the patient knows, in her situation, we tried to do the same thing, but her lungs were so badly injured we just could not wake her up.
It is his second transplant but his third face, this shows that a face is an organ like any organ that can be transplanted and retransplanted.
I didn’t even know I had it. I had a routine physical and some of my liver blood tests were abnormal. i couldn’t believe I had this disease attacking my bile ducts, my liver, and the thought of a liver transplant down the road, I panicked!
Forest Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem:
The reason it is recommended is to provide protection for the patient. Transplant patients are at high risk for severe illness if they do n’t have preexisting immunity prior to being transplanted.
These conversations around medical marijuana will continue, and I think that we will try to find ways, whether they be using edibles or other things, to allow people to be listed and transplanted, the transplant community is always going to be focused on using as many organs as possible.
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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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