Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense transplants, present participle transplanting, past tense, past participle transplantedpronunciation note: The noun is pronounced (trænsplɑːnt, -plænt). The verb is pronounced (trænsplɑːnt, -plænt).
1. variable noun
A transplant is a medical operation in which a part of a person's body is replaced because it is diseased.
He was recovering from a heart transplant operation.
...the controversy over the sale of human organs for transplant.
2. verb
If doctors transplant an organ such as a heart or a kidney, they use it to replace a patient's diseased organ.
The operation to transplant a kidney is now fairly routine. [VERB noun]
...transplanted organs such as hearts and kidneys. [VERB-ed]
Synonyms: implant, transfer, graft More Synonyms of transplant
transplantation (trænzplænteɪʃən)uncountable noun
...a shortage of kidneys for transplantation.
Bone marrow transplantation began 20 years ago.
3. verb
To transplant someone or something means to move them to a different place.
15 years later I also transplanted myself to Scotland from England. [V n + from/to/into]
In the 19th century, the Santa Claus tradition seems to have been transplanted backto Europe. [V n from/to/into n]
Farmers will be able to seed it directly, rather than having to transplant seedlings. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: replant, relocate, uproot, repot More Synonyms of transplant
More Synonyms of transplant
transplant in British English
verb (trænsˈplɑːnt)
1. (transitive)
to remove or transfer (esp a plant) from one place to another
2. (intransitive)
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 duringa grafting or transplant operation
noun (ˈtrænsˌplɑːnt)
4. surgery
a.
the procedure involved in such a transfer
b.
the organ or tissue transplanted
Derived forms
transplantable (transˈplantable)
adjective
transplantation (ˌtransplanˈtation)
noun
transplanter (transˈplanter)
noun
transplant in American English
(trænsˈplænt; also, and for n. always, ˈtrænsˌplænt)
verb transitive
1.
to dig up (a growing plant) from one place and plant it in another
2.
to remove (people, animals, etc.) from one place and resettle in another
3. Surgery
to transfer (tissue or an organ) from one individual or part of the body to another; graft
verb intransitive
4.
to do transplanting
5.
to be capable of enduring transplantation
noun
6.
the act or an instance of transplanting
7.
something transplanted, as a body organ or seedling
ME transplaunten < LL(Ec) transplantare: see trans- & plant
Examples of 'transplant' in a sentence
transplant
Experts hope the research will one day allow medics to grow an unlimited supply of transplant organs.
The Sun (2017)
There won't have been serious size issues to deal with when her kidney was transplanted into him.
The Sun (2016)
Now blood tests have shown the cancer is gone, paving the way for a bone marrow transplant to ensure it stays away.
The Sun (2016)
A blogger who underwent a heart and lung transplant is back on the waiting list after her body rejected the new lungs.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
TWO patients have become the first in Britain to have kidney transplants carried out by a robot.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
A woman in Oxford said that her kidney transplant was abandoned because there were no hospital beds for her.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
In many cases, an organ transplant is life-saving.
The Sun (2016)
The effects of organ transplant surgery can seem miraculous.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Last year the tissue was transplanted back.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
They have grown vital ear cells in a lab and say they could one day be transplanted.
The Sun (2009)
The technique is being refined before the body parts will be transplanted in humans.
The Sun (2016)
Nor is it clear which hospitals are good or bad at complex operations such as transplants.
The Sun (2008)
Cole is receiving dialysis three times a week as she waits for a kidney transplant.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Only part facial transplants have been carried out before.
The Sun (2010)
What works in one church during this period cannot necessarily be transplanted to another church in a similar situation.
Christianity Today (2000)
The café itself looked like a transplant from a back street in Rome.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The final step will now be to use this genome transplant procedure to place the newly built artificial chromosome into a bacterial cell.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
At the Centre they performed thousands of human marrow transplants.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
We could do bone marrow transplants, but in those days it was very toxic.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Anyone who had an organ or tissue transplant before 1992?
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
If it works, new organs could be made and transplanted into the body with far less risk of rejection.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
But she is now back on the transplant list and doctors say she could die in three months, after her body rejected the organ.
The Sun (2016)
In other languages
transplant
British English: transplant /ˈtrænsˌplɑːnt/ NOUN
A transplant is a surgical operation in which a part of a person's body is replaced because it is diseased.
...a heart transplant.
American English: transplant
Arabic: زَرْعُ الَأعْضَاء
Brazilian Portuguese: transplante
Chinese: 移植
Croatian: presađivanje
Czech: transplantace
Danish: transplantation
Dutch: transplantatie
European Spanish: trasplante
Finnish: elinsiirto
French: greffe
German: Transplantation
Greek: μεταμόσχευση
Italian: trapianto
Japanese: 移植
Korean: 이식
Norwegian: transplantasjon
Polish: przeszczep
European Portuguese: transplante
Romanian: transplant
Russian: пересадка органа или ткани
Latin American Spanish: trasplante
Swedish: transplantation
Thai: การปลูกถ่ายอวัยวะ
Turkish: transplantasyon doku/organ
Ukrainian: трансплантат
Vietnamese: sự cấy ghép
British English: transplant VERB
If doctors transplant an organ such as a heart or a kidney, they use it to replace a patient's diseased organ.
The operation to transplant a kidney is now fairly routine.
American English: transplant
Brazilian Portuguese: transplantar
Chinese: 移植
European Spanish: transplantar
French: transplanter
German: verpflanzen
Italian: trapiantare
Japanese: 臓器移植をする
Korean: 이식하다
European Portuguese: transplantar
Latin American Spanish: transplantar
All related terms of 'transplant'
hair transplant
a surgical procedure that involves moving skin on the scalp that still contains hair follicles to a bald or balding part of the scalp, so that hair will grow there
lung transplant
a medical operation in which the lungs are taken out of someone who has died and are placed into another person's body
heart transplant
a surgical operation to transplant a heart
kidney transplant
an operation to put a kidney taken from one person into another person's body
organ transplant
an operation in which an organ is transplanted from a donor
transplant patient
A patient is a person who is receiving medical treatment from a doctor or hospital . A patient is also someone who is registered with a particular doctor.
transplant operation
When a patient has an operation , a surgeon cuts open their body in order to remove, replace , or repair a diseased or damaged part.
transplant recipient
The recipient of something is the person who receives it.
bone marrow transplant
the transplantation of bone marrow from donor to recipient
embryo transfer
the transfer of a developing embryo to or from the uterus of a surrogate mother
Chinese translation of 'transplant'
transplant
(vbtrænsˈplɑːnt; nˈtrænsplɑːnt)
vt
(Med)[organ]移植 (yízhí)
(= move) 使迁(遷)移 (shǐ qiānyí)
[plant]移栽 (yízāi)
n
(c/u) (Med, = operation) 移植 (yízhí) (次, cì)
(c) (Med, = organ) 移植器官 (yízhí qìguān) (次, cì)
to have a heart/liver transplant进(進)行心脏(臟)/肝脏(臟)移植 (jìnxíng xīnzàng/gānzàng yízhí)
1 (verb)
Definition
to transfer (an organ or tissue) from one part of the body or from one person to another
The operation to transplant a kidney is now fairly routine.
Synonyms
implant
Doctors implanted an artificial heart into the 46-year-old man.
transfer
graft
Pear trees are grafted on quince root-stocks.
2 (verb)
Definition
to remove or transfer (esp. a plant) from one place to another
An opportunity to run her own lab had transplanted her from Manchester to London.
Synonyms
transfer
The person can be transferred from wheelchair to seat with relative ease.
take
I'll take these papers home and read them.
bring
My father brought home a book for me.
carry
He carried the plate through to the dining room.
remove
They removed to America.
transport
There's no petrol so it's difficult to transport goods.
shift
We shifted the vans and used the area for skateboarding.
convey
They borrowed our boats to convey themselves across the river.
fetch
She fetched a towel from the bathroom.
displace
relocate
uproot
the trauma of uprooting them from their homes
3 (verb)
Definition
to remove or transfer (esp. a plant) from one place to another
Seed it directly rather than having to transplant seedlings.
Synonyms
replant
relocate
uproot
repot
Additional synonyms
in the sense of bring
Definition
to carry, convey, or take (something or someone) to a designated place or person
My father brought home a book for me.
Synonyms
fetch,
take,
carry,
bear,
transfer,
deliver,
transport,
import,
convey
in the sense of carry
Definition
to take from one place to another
He carried the plate through to the dining room.
Synonyms
convey,
take,
move,
bring,
bear,
lift,
transfer,
conduct,
transport,
haul,
transmit,
fetch,
relay,
cart,
tote (informal),
hump (British, slang),
lug
in the sense of convey
Definition
to carry or transport from one place to another
They borrowed our boats to convey themselves across the river.
Synonyms
carry,
transport,
move,
bring,
support,
bear,
conduct,
transmit,
fetch
Synonyms of 'transplant'
transplant
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Additional synonyms
in the sense of fetch
Definition
to go after and bring back
She fetched a towel from the bathroom.
Synonyms
bring,
pick up,
collect,
go and get,
get,
carry,
deliver,
conduct,
transport,
go for,
obtain,
escort,
convey,
retrieve
in the sense of graft
Definition
to join (part of one plant) onto another plant so that they grow together as one
Pear trees are grafted on quince root-stocks.
Synonyms
join,
insert,
transplant,
implant,
splice,
affix,
ingraft
in the sense of remove
Definition
to change the location of one's home or place of business
They removed to America.
Synonyms
move,
transfer,
transport,
shift,
quit,
depart,
move away,
relocate,
vacate,
flit (Scottish, NorthernEngland, dialect)
in the sense of shift
Definition
to move from one place or position to another
We shifted the vans and used the area for skateboarding.
Synonyms
remove,
move,
transfer,
displace,
relocate,
rearrange,
transpose,
reposition
in the sense of take
I'll take these papers home and read them.
Synonyms
carry,
bring,
bear,
transport,
ferry,
haul,
convey,
fetch,
cart,
tote (informal)
in the sense of transport
Definition
to carry or move (people or goods) from one place to another, esp. over some distance
There's no petrol so it's difficult to transport goods.
Synonyms
convey,
take,
run,
move,
bring,
send,
carry,
bear,
remove,
ship,
transfer,
deliver,
conduct,
shift,
ferry,
haul,
fetch
in the sense of uproot
Definition
to displace (a person or people) from their native or usual surroundings