trans'planter

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transplant
 
vb
1.  (tr) to remove or transfer (esp a plant) from one place to another
2.  (intr) to be capable of being transplanted
3.  surgery to transfer (an organ or tissue) from one part of the body to another or from one person or animal to another during a grafting or transplant operation
 
n
4.  surgery
 a.  the procedure involved in such a transfer
 b.  the organ or tissue transplanted
 
trans'plantable
 
adj
 
transplan'tation
 
n
 
trans'planter
 
n

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