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NOUN (3)

1. (surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient;
[syn: graft, transplant]

2. an operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient);
- Example: "he had a kidney transplant"
- Example: "the long-term results of cardiac transplantation are now excellent"
- Example: "a child had a multiple organ transplant two months ago"
[syn: transplant, transplantation, organ transplant]

3. the act of removing something from one location and introducing it in another location;
- Example: "the transplant did not flower until the second year"
- Example: "too frequent transplanting is not good for families"
- Example: "she returned to Alabama because she could not bear transplantation"
[syn: transplant, transplantation, transplanting]


VERB (4)

1. lift and reset in another soil or situation;
- Example: "Transplant the young rice plants"
[syn: transplant, transfer]

2. be transplantable;
- Example: "These delicate plants do not transplant easily"

3. place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient;
[syn: transplant, graft]

4. transfer from one place or period to another;
- Example: "The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America"
[syn: transfer, transpose, transplant]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Transplant \Trans*plant"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Transplanted; p. pr. & vb. n. Transplanting.] [F. transplanter, L. transplantare; trans across, over + plantare to plant. See Plant.] 1. To remove, and plant in another place; as, to transplant trees. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To remove, and settle or establish for residence in another place; as, to transplant inhabitants. [1913 Webster] Being transplanted out of his cold, barren diocese of St. David into a warmer climate. --Clarendon. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

transplant n 1: (surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient [syn: graft, transplant] 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" [syn: transplant, transplantation, organ transplant] 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" [syn: transplant, transplantation, transplanting] v 1: lift and reset in another soil or situation; "Transplant the young rice plants" [syn: transplant, transfer] 2: be transplantable; "These delicate plants do not transplant easily" 3: place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient [syn: transplant, graft] 4: transfer from one place or period to another; "The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America" [syn: transfer, transpose, transplant]