transplant

B1 Topic:Health & Medicine

US verb /tɹænsˈplænt/ noun /ˈtɹænsˌplænt/ UK verb /trænsˈplɑːnt/ noun /ˈtrɑːnsplɑːnt/ See IPA manual

Freq #6789

Meanings

1

verb
to move an organ, tissue, or living cells to another part of a body or into another body

Surgeons successfully transplanted a kidney from the donor into her brother.
2

noun
a surgical operation in which an organ or tissue is transferred to replace damaged or failing tissue

He returned to work six months after his heart transplant.
3

noun
an organ, piece of tissue, or plant that has been moved to a new body or location

The skin transplant began to heal without signs of rejection.
4

verb
to move a plant, person, custom, or idea to a different place or setting

The gardeners transplanted the seedlings into larger pots.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · to move an organ, tissue,... graft implant

2 noun · a surgical operation in... transplantation

3 noun · an organ, piece of tissue,... graft

4 verb · to move a plant, person,... transfer relocate

Word family

Forms transplanted

Derived forms transplantationtransplantertransplantable

Related forms donor recipient graft

Common collocations

kidney transplant Noun + noun

Etymology

From Middle English transplaunten and Old French transplanter, ultimately from Late Latin transplantare, combining trans- ('across') with plantare ('to plant'). The word first described moving plants and later extended to tissue and organs.

Topics

Health & Medicine

External links

# transplant

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** verb, noun
**IPA (US):** /tɹænsˈplænt/
**IPA (UK):** /trænsˈplɑːnt/
**Frequency rank:** 6789

## Meanings
1. to move an organ, tissue, or living cells to another part of a body or into another body
2. a surgical operation in which an organ or tissue is transferred to replace damaged or failing tissue
3. an organ, piece of tissue, or plant that has been moved to a new body or location
4. to move a plant, person, custom, or idea to a different place or setting

## Examples
- Surgeons successfully transplanted a kidney from the donor into her brother.
- He returned to work six months after his heart transplant.
- The skin transplant began to heal without signs of rejection.
- The gardeners transplanted the seedlings into larger pots.

## Synonyms
- graft
- implant
- transfer
- relocate

## Derived Forms
- transplantation
- transplanter
- transplantable

## Related Forms
- donor
- recipient
- graft

## Etymology
From Middle English transplaunten and Old French transplanter, ultimately from Late Latin transplantare, combining trans- ('across') with plantare ('to plant'). The word first described moving plants and later extended to tissue and organs.

## Topics
- Health & Medicine

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