transplant

IPA: trænspɫˈænt

noun

  • An act of uprooting and moving (something), especially and archetypically a plant.
  • Anything that is transplanted, especially and archetypically a plant.
  • (medicine) An operation (procedure) in which tissue or an organ is transplanted: an instance of transplantation.
  • (medicine) A transplanted organ or tissue: a graft.
  • (US) Someone who is not native to their area of residence.

verb

  • (transitive) To uproot (a growing plant), and plant it in another place.
  • (transitive) To remove (something) and establish its residence in another place; to resettle or relocate.
  • (transitive, medicine) To transfer (tissue or an organ) from one body to another, or from one part of a body to another.
Advertisement

Examples of "transplant" in Sentences

  • The bold man transplanted his hair.
  • Porcine liver was transplanted to a dog.
  • Who is the authority to transplant organs
  • The scientists transplanted the lung of pigs.
  • The demand for eyebrow transplants is increasing.
  • A transplanted Briton, he is the scourge of the monarchy.
  • Occasionally, the kidney is transplanted together with the pancreas.
  • The first heart transplant was in 1967, and the moon landing in 1969.
  • Transplanters automate the task of transplanting seedlings to the field.
  • Criminal gangs are likely exploiting a situation where demand for donor organs is outstripping supply and patients are left languishing on official transplant waiting lists.

Related Links

synonyms for transplantdescribing words for transplant
Advertisement
#AaBbCcDdEeFfGgHhIiJjKkLlMmNnOoPpQqRrSsTtUuVvWwXxYyZz

© 2024 Copyright: WordPapa