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transplant in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. (surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient
    graft  transplant 
  2. 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"
    transplant  transplantation  organ transplant 
  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"
    transplant  transplantation  transplanting 
verb
  1. place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient
    transplant  graft 
  2. transfer from one place or period to another
    "The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America"
    transfer  transpose  transplant 
  3. lift and reset in another soil or situation
    "Transplant the young rice plants"
    transplant  transfer 
  4. be transplantable
    "These delicate plants do not transplant easily"
    transplant 
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