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Vocabulary Entry
transplant
|noun • verb
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N
noun
A medical procedure in which an organ or tissue is removed from one body and placed in another.
Example Sentences
"The transplant of the kidney was successful."
"Organ transplant waiting lists can be very long."
"She received a heart transplant last year."
V
verb
To transfer an organ or tissue from one body to another or from one part of the body to another.
Example Sentences
"Surgeons will transplant the liver during the operation."
"They plan to transplant the tree to a larger pot."
"A team of doctors will transplant the organ next week."