transplant

/træns'plɑ:nt/
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transplant

The gardener performed a transplant of the young rose bush to a sunnier spot.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • The act of moving something from one place to another: "transplant" refers to the process of removing something from its original location and placing it in a new one.
    • A surgical operation to move an organ or tissue: In medicine, a "transplant" is an operation where an organ or tissue is moved from one person (or part of the body) to another.
    • The thing that is moved: "transplant" can also refer to the organ, tissue, or plant that has been moved.

  2. Verb:

    • To move a plant from one place and plant it in another: The basic meaning is to dig up a plant and replant it elsewhere.
    • To transfer an organ or tissue surgically: To perform the medical operation of moving an organ or tissue.
    • To move someone or something to a new environment: To cause a person, idea, or custom to move and become established in a different place.
Usage Examples

  • Noun:

    • The patient is recovering well after his heart transplant.
    • The transplant of the rose bush was successful, and it bloomed beautifully.
    • She is on the waiting list for a kidney transplant.

  • Verb:

    • We need to transplant these seedlings into larger pots.
    • Doctors were able to transplant the cornea and restore the patient's sight.
    • The company transplanted its headquarters from the suburbs to the city center.
Advanced Usage

  • "to undergo a transplant": to receive an organ or tissue through surgery.

    • He had to undergo a transplant to survive.

  • "to be a candidate for transplant": to be medically eligible to receive a transplanted organ.

    • Her condition makes her a good candidate for a transplant.

  • "transplant rejection": a medical condition where the recipient's immune system attacks the transplanted organ.

    • The patient is on medication to prevent transplant rejection.
Variants and Related Words

  • Transplantation (n): The process or act of transplanting.

    • Organ transplantation has saved countless lives.

  • Transplantable (adj): Capable of being transplanted.

    • Not all organs are immediately transplantable.
Synonyms
  • Transfer: to move from one place to another.
  • Graft: (in surgery or horticulture) to insert or attach a part from one source to another.
Related Phrasal Verbs

(Note: "transplant" is not commonly used with particles to form phrasal verbs. The action is typically expressed by the verb alone or with prepositions like "into.")

Related Idioms
  • "A transplant from...": A person who has moved from one region or country to another.
    • He's a transplant from New York, so he's not used to the slow pace here.
transplant

The gardener performed a transplant of the young rose bush to a sunnier spot.

Noun
  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. (surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient
Verb
  1. transfer from one place or period to another
    • The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America
  2. place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient
  3. be transplantable
    • These delicate plants do not transplant easily
  4. lift and reset in another soil or situation
    • Transplant the young rice plants

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