surgery Tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient.

synonym: graft.

Dutch: ent, transplantaat
Polish: przeszczep, transplantat

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.

synonyms: organ transplant, transplantation.

Dutch: transplantatie
Polish: transplantacja, przeszczep, przeszczepienie

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.

synonyms: transplantation, transplanting.

Polish: transplantacja

Lift and reset in another soil or situation:
— Transplant the young rice plants.

synonym: transfer.

Be transplantable.

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

synonym: graft.

Transfer from one place or period to another:
— The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America.

synonyms: transfer, transpose.

Roget 270: transfer, transmit, transport, transplace^†, transplant, translocate; convey, carry, bear, fetch and carry; carry over, ferry over; hand pass, forward; shift; conduct, convoy, bring, fetch, reach; tote [U.S.]; port, import, export.    send, delegate, consign, relegate, turn over to, deliver; ship, embark; waft; shunt; transpose etc. (interchange) 148; displace etc. 185; throw etc. 284; drag etc. 285; mail, post.    shovel, ladle, decant, draft off, transfuse, infuse, siphon.    ... show more