transplant

//trænsˈplænt//
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Verb

transplantInfinitive
transplantPresent tense
transplantedPast tense
transplantedPast participle
transplantingPresent participle
transplantsThird-person singular
1

To move or transfer an organ or tissue from one body or part of a body to another.

The doctors successfully transplanted a kidney from the donor to the patient.

2

To uproot and replant a plant in another location.

I transplanted the tomato seedlings to the garden.

3

To move or relocate someone or something to a new place or environment.

The company decided to transplant its headquarters to a new city.

Noun

transplantSingular
transplantsPlural
1

A surgical operation in which an organ or tissue is transferred from one body or part of a body to another.

The patient is recovering well after the heart transplant.

2

An organ or tissue that has been transplanted.

The transplant was successfully accepted by the patient's body.

3

A person or thing that has been moved to a new place or environment.

As a transplant from the countryside, she found city life exciting.

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