Meaning & Definition of Transplant in English

Detailed Definitions

• Definition: To remove an organ or tissue from one body and place it in another.

  Example Sentence: He underwent a heart transplant last year.

• Definition: To move a plant from one location and replant it in another.

  Example Sentence: I need to transplant these seedlings into the garden.

• Definition: A tissue or organ that has been transplanted.

  Example Sentence: The doctor monitored the success of the transplant closely.

Etymology

Origin: Late Middle English: from Latin transplantare, from trans- 'across' + plantare 'to plant'.

Synonyms

Common Phrases and Expressions

• transplant surgery: surgical procedure to transplant an organ or tissue.
• transplant rejection: the body's immune response against a transplanted organ.
• transplant program: a structured approach for managing organ transplants.

Translations

• Spanish: trasplante

• French: transplantation

• German: Transplantation

• Russian: трансплантация

Related Words

• graft: A piece of living tissue that is transplanted for surgical purposes.

• donor: A person who gives an organ or tissue for transplant.

• recipient: A person who receives a transplant.

Slang Meanings of transplant

• Meaning: Transplant (in urban slang): someone who moves into a new city or area.

  Example Sentence: She's a transplant from California trying to adjust to life in New York.