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transplant

/træns'plænt/

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verb
transfer from one place or period to another
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"The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America"

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transfer transpose

type of:
shift
noun
an operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient)
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"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"

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organ transplant transplantation

type of:
surgical procedure operation surgical process surgery surgical operation
verb
place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient
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graft

type of:
enter introduce insert infix
noun
(surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient
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graft

type of:
animal tissue
verb
lift and reset in another soil or situation
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transfer

type of:
displace
noun
the act of removing something from one location and introducing it in another location
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"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"

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transplantation transplanting

type of:
movement
verb
be transplantable
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"These delicate plants do not transplant easily"

type of:
be

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