transplant

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verb

trans·​plant ˌtran(t)s-ˈplant 

transplanted; transplanting; transplants

transitive verb

1

: to lift and reset (a plant) in another soil or situation

2

: to remove from one place or context and settle or introduce elsewhere : relocate

3

: to transfer (an organ or tissue) from one part or individual to another

intransitive verb

: to tolerate being transplanted

does not transplant as well as other varieties

transplantability

ˌtran(t)s-ˌplan-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

noun

transplantable

tran(t)s-ˈplan-tə-bəl 

adjective

transplantation

ˌtran(t)s-ˌplan-ˈtā-shən 

noun

transplanter

tran(t)s-ˈplan-tər 

noun

transplant

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noun

trans·​plant ˈtran(t)s-ˌplant 

1

a

: a person or thing that is transplanted

b

: a manufacturing plant set up locally by a foreign automobile company to save on shipping costs

bumpers shipped to a Japanese transplant in the U.S.

2

: the act or process of transplanting

Examples of transplant in a Sentence

Verb

She carefully transplanted the seedlings.

The bush was transplanted to a different part of the garden.

Doctors transplanted one of his kidneys into his sister.

a recipient of a transplanted heart

The group transplanted the beavers to another part of the state.

She is a New Yorker who recently transplanted to the West Coast.

Noun

The heart transplant was successful.

He is going to need a liver transplant.

The doctors are trying to keep him alive until a liver can be found for transplant.

The patient's body rejected the transplant.

She received a bone marrow transplant from an unknown donor.

She's a Southern transplant who now lives in New York.

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

And so, in a Boston hospital in December 1954, Ronald’s kidney was successfully transplanted into his ailing brother’s body, essentially saving his life and earning his doctor a Nobel Prize. —Johnny Dodd, People.com, 21 Oct. 2024

His sacrifice appeared to not be in vain: His heart was transplanted into Superman's body and the episode ended with Superman opening his eyes and gasping. —Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 15 Oct. 2024

Noun

No cause of death was immediately available, but the Associated Press reported that Lesh had previously survived prostate cancer, bladder cancer and a liver transplant in 1998 brought on by a hepatitis C infection and years of heavy drinking. —Dan Heching, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024

Changing the kidney function test calculation already helped more than 720 patients move up on kidney transplant lists, with 63 receiving a kidney transplant this year. —Adriel Bettelheim, Axios, 23 Oct. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English transplaunten, from Late Latin transplantare, from Latin trans- + plantare to plant

First Known Use

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Noun

1756, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

transplant

1 of 2 verb

trans·​plant tran(t)s-ˈplant 

1

: to dig up and plant in another soil or situation

transplant seedlings

2

: to remove from one place and settle or introduce elsewhere

transplanted beavers to other parts of the state

a New Yorker transplanted to the West coast

3

: to transfer (an organ or tissue) from one part or individual to another

transplantation

ˌtran(t)s-ˌplan-ˈtā-shən 

noun

transplanter

tran(t)s-ˈplant-ər 

noun

transplant

2 of 2 noun

trans·​plant ˈtran(t)s-ˌplant 

1

: something or someone transplanted

2

: the act or process of transplanting

Medical Definition

transplant

1 of 2 transitive verb

trans·​plant tran(t)s-ˈplant 

: to transfer from one place to another

especially : to transfer (an organ or tissue) from one part or individual to another

transplant

2 of 2 noun

trans·​plant ˈtran(t)s-ˌplant 

1

: something (as an organ or part) that is transplanted

2

: the act or process of transplanting : transplantation

performed a kidney transplant