English to English

transplant
(tr/&/ns'pl/&/nt )

noun (n)

  • (surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient(noun.body)
    Synonym:
    graft
    source: wordnet30
  • an operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient)(noun.act)
    Example:
    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.
    Synonym:
    organ transplant, transplantation
    source: wordnet30
  • the act of removing something from one location and introducing it in another location(noun.act)
    Example:
    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.
    Synonym:
    transplantation, transplanting
    source: wordnet30

verb (v)

  • lift and reset in another soil or situation(verb.motion)
    Example:
    Transplant the young rice plants.
    Synonym:
    transfer
    source: wordnet30
  • be transplantable(verb.stative)
    Example:
    These delicate plants do not transplant easily.
    source: wordnet30
  • place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient(verb.contact)
    source: wordnet30
  • transfer from one place or period to another(verb.change)
    Example:
    The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America.
    Synonym:
    transfer, transpose
    source: wordnet30
  • To remove, and plant in another place; as, to transplant trees.(verb)
    source: webster1913
Advertisement

Bookmark This Site