Transplant (Noun)
Meaning 1
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".
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 2
(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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Nouns denoting body parts.
Examples
- The kidney transplant was successful and the patient is recovering well.
- He underwent a corneal transplant to restore his vision.
- The bone marrow transplant was his only hope to cure the rare disease.
- The surgeon carefully performed the skin transplant to cover the burn wound.
- The heart transplant team worked through the night to complete the complex surgery.
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Meaning 3
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".
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.