transplant

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Definition of transplant

verb

Pronunciation: /transˈplɑːnt, trɑːns-, -nz-/

[with object]

1move or transfer (someone or something) to another place or situation:it was proposed to transplant the club to the vacant site (as adjective transplanted)she’s a transplanted New Yorker
replant (a plant) in another place: lift and transplant bulbs when they are becoming overcrowded

2take (living tissue or an organ) and implant it in another part of the body or in another body: a kidney was transplanted from one identical twin to another (as adjective transplanted)the rejection of transplanted organs

noun

Pronunciation: /ˈtransplɑːnt, ˈtrɑːns-, -nz-/

1an operation in which an organ or tissue is transplanted:a heart transplant [mass noun]:kidneys available for transplant
an organ or tissue which is transplanted: a drug to prevent the body rejecting bone marrow transplants

2a person or thing that has been moved to a new place or situation: both old-time residents and new transplants have deep loyalty to their community the trees were bare-rooted transplants

Derivatives

transplantable
transplantation
transplanter

Origin:

late Middle English (as a verb describing the repositioning of a plant): from late Latin transplantare, from Latin trans- 'across' + plantare 'to plant'. The noun, first in sense 2, dates from the mid 18th century

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transplantable

transplantation

transplanter

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