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verb (used with object)
1.
to remove (a plant) from one place and plant it in another.
2.
Surgery. to transfer (an organ, tissue, etc.) from one part of the body to another or from one person or animal to another.
3.
to move from one place to another.
4.
to bring (a family, colony, etc.) from one country, region, etc., to another for settlement; relocate.
verb (used without object)
5.
to undergo or accept transplanting: to transplant easily.
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Transplantation
is always a great word to know.
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| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
noun
6.
the act or process of transplanting.
7.
a plant, organ, person, etc., that has been transplanted.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Late Latin trānsplantāre, equivalent to Latin trāns- trans- + plantāre to plant
1400–50; late Middle English < Late Latin trānsplantāre, equivalent to Latin trāns- trans- + plantāre to plant
Related forms
trans·plant·a·ble, adjective
trans·plan·ta·tion, noun
trans·plant·er, noun
re·trans·plant, verb (used with object)
re·trans·plan·ta·tion, noun
EXPANDun·trans·plant·ed, adjective
COLLAPSE
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World English Dictionary
| 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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Medical Dictionary
transplantation trans·plan·ta·tion (trāns'plān-tā'shən)
n.
The act or process of transplanting a tissue or an organ from one body or body part to another.
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