1. transplant - noun
· (surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient
Synonym(s): graft
Hypernym(s): animal_tissue
2. transplant - noun
· 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"
Synonym(s): transplantation, organ_transplant
Hypernym(s): operation, surgery, surgical_operation, surgical_procedure, surgical_process
3. transplant - noun
· 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"
Synonym(s): transplantation, transplanting
Hypernym(s): movement
4. transplant - verb
· lift and reset in another soil or situation; "Transplant the young rice plants"
Synonym(s): transfer
Hypernym(s): displace
5. transplant - verb
· be transplantable; "These delicate plants do not transplant easily"
Hypernym(s): be
6. transplant - verb
· place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient
Synonym(s): graft
Hypernym(s): insert, infix, enter, introduce
7. transplant - verb
· transfer from one place or period to another; "The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America"
Synonym(s): transfer, transpose
Hypernym(s): shift
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