transplant

[ verb trans-plant, -plahnt; noun trans-plant, -plahnt ]

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)

1. to undergo or accept transplanting:

   to transplant easily.

noun

1. the act or process of transplanting.
2. a plant, organ, person, etc., that has been transplanted.

transplant

verb

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

noun

1. surgery
   1. the procedure involved in such a transfer
   2. the organ or tissue transplanted

transplant

/ trăns′plănt′ /

1. A plant that has been uprooted and replanted.
2. A surgical procedure in a human or animal in which a body tissue or organ is transferred from a donor to a recipient or from one part of the body to another. Heart, lung, liver, kidney, corneal, and bone-marrow transplants are performed to treat life-threatening illness. Donated tissue must be histocompatible with that of the recipient to prevent immunological rejection.
3. See also graft

Derived Forms

• ˌtransplanˈtation, noun
• transˈplanter, noun
• transˈplantable, adjective

Other Words From

• 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
• untrans·planted adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of transplant¹

1400–50; late Middle English < Late Latin trānsplantāre, equivalent to Latin trāns- trans- + plantāre to plant

Example Sentences

"Synthetic tissues could have endless medical applications, ranging from testing potential drugs or therapies to providing grafts or transplants for patients."

From Science Daily

In patients with a compromised or suppressed immune system, such as organ transplant recipients and people infected with HIV, HEV can become chronic.

From Science Daily

These eggs were found to develop normally when fertilized in vitro and to become embryos or offspring when transplanted into the rat uterus.

From Science Daily

“It is a good symbol for a cosmopolitan city that is home to lots of human transplants — from other parts of the U.S. and around the world.”

From Los Angeles Times

An out-of-state transplant, the resident said he hadn’t voted and wasn’t sure he would do so.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• emigrate
• graft
• immigrate
• remove
• uproot