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transplant

/tɹænzˈplænt/noun, verb2 syllables

Transplant means: an operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient).

Synonyms for transplant6

noun, as in an operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient)

transplantation, organ transplant

noun, as in the act of removing something from one location and introducing it in another location

transplantation, transplanting

noun, as in (surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient

graft

verb, as in transfer from one place or period to another

transfer, transpose

verb, as in lift and reset in another soil or situation

transfer

verb, as in be transplantable

transfer

verb, as in place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient

graft

What does transplant mean?7

noun

1

an operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient)“he had a kidney transplant”

2

the act of removing something from one location and introducing it in another location“the transplant did not flower until the second year”

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

lift and reset in another soil or situation“Transplant the young rice plants”

3

be transplantable“These delicate plants do not transplant easily”

4

place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with transplant?12

one syllable

plantgrantcantauntantrantchantpantslantscant

two syllables

implantlevant
Show 40 near rhymes
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Transplant in a sentence

  • She needs a bone marrow transplant, but she has not found a donor yet.Hybrid
  • The surgeon persuaded me to undergo an organ transplant operation.CK
  • The surgeon persuaded him to undergo an organ transplant.Swift
  • Is it really possible to do a brain transplant?CK
  • Fecal transplant is an effective treatment for antibiotic-associated diarrhoea.merlin
  • A woman had a baby after receiving a womb transplant.Hybrid
  • John needed to have a kidney transplant surgery immediately.Amastan
  • Boldi got the transplant the very next week.Amastan

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of transplant

as a noun

plural
transplants

as a verb

past tense
transplanted
present participle
transplanting
third-person singular
transplants
past participle
transplanted