transplant

[trans-plant, -plahnt, trans-plant, -plahnt]

verb (used with object)

1. to remove (a plant) from one place and plant it in another.

2. Surgery.,  to transfer (an organ, tissue, etc.) from one part of the body to another or from one person or animal to another.

3. to move from one place to another.

4. to bring (a family, colony, etc.) from one country, region, etc., to another for settlement; relocate.

verb (used without object)

1. to undergo or accept transplanting.

   to transplant easily.

noun

1. the act or process of transplanting.

2. a plant, organ, person, etc., that has been transplanted.

transplant

verb

1. (tr) to remove or transfer (esp a plant) from one place to another

2. (intr) to be capable of being transplanted

3. surgery to transfer (an organ or tissue) from one part of the body to another or from one person or animal to another during a grafting or transplant operation

noun

1. surgery

   1. the procedure involved in such a transfer

   2. the organ or tissue transplanted

transplant

1. A plant that has been uprooted and replanted.

2. A surgical procedure in a human or animal in which a body tissue or organ is transferred from a donor to a recipient or from one part of the body to another. Heart, lung, liver, kidney, corneal, and bone-marrow transplants are performed to treat life-threatening illness. Donated tissue must be histocompatible with that of the recipient to prevent immunological rejection.

3. See also graft

Other Word Forms

• transplantable adjective
• transplantation noun
• transplanter noun
• retransplant verb (used with object)
• retransplantation noun
• untransplanted adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of transplant¹

1400–50; late Middle English < Late Latin trānsplantāre, equivalent to Latin trāns- trans- + plantāre to plant

Example Sentences

She was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia with a rare mutation known as Inversion 3 and has undergone several treatments, including chemotherapy and bone marrow transplants.

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Despite treatment, including a bone marrow transplant and chemotherapy, she says doctors have told her the outcome does not look good.

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In the current study, individuals with advanced dry AMD received transplants of specialized stem cells originally sourced from eye-bank tissue.

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Early stages often produce no noticeable symptoms, while advanced disease may require dialysis, kidney replacement therapy, or a transplant.

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"The immune system interprets this vaccine, based on dendritic cells from a healthy donor fused with the patient's tumor cells, as a transplant and reacts violently," said Barbuto.

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Related Words

• emigrate 
• graft 
• immigrate 
• remove 
• uproot