Meaning & Definition of Transplant in English

1. (surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient

• In some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient

2. An operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient)

• "He had a kidney transplant"

• "The long-term results of cardiac transplantation are now excellent"

• "A child had a multiple organ transplant two months ago"

3. The act of removing something from one location and introducing it in another location

• "The transplant did not flower until the second year"

• "Too frequent transplanting is not good for families"

• "She returned to alabama because she could not bear transplantation"

1. Lift and reset in another soil or situation

• "Transplant the young rice plants"

2. Be transplantable

• "These delicate plants do not transplant easily"

3. Place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient

4. Transfer from one place or period to another

• "The ancient greek story was transplanted into modern america"