Definition of transplants Transplants
/tɹænsplæˈnts/ - [transplants] -
We found 3 definitions of transplants from 2 different sources.
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What does transplants mean?
Wiktionary 
- transplants (Noun)
Plural of transplant.
Part of speech
🔤- transplants, verb, present, 3rd person singular of transplant (infinitive).
- transplants, noun, plural of transplant.
WordNet
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| transplant - 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" | ||
| transplantation, transplanting | ||
| movement the act of changing the location of something; "the movement of cargo onto the vessel" | ||
| transplant - 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" | ||
| transplantation, organ transplant | ||
| surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process, surgery, operation a room where a doctor or dentist can be consulted; "he read the warning in the doctor's surgery" | ||
| corneal graft, corneal transplant, keratoplasty a surgical procedure in which part or all of a damaged or diseased cornea is replaced by healthy corneal tissue from a donor | ||
| transplant - (surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient | ||
| graft | ||
| animal tissue the tissue in the bodies of animals | ||
| surgery a room where a doctor or dentist can be consulted; "he read the warning in the doctor's surgery" | ||
| autograft, autoplasty tissue that is taken from one site and grafted to another site on the same person; "skin from his thigh replaced the burned skin on his arms" | ||
| allograft, homograft tissue or organ transplanted from a donor of the same species but different genetic makeup; recipient's immune system must be suppressed to prevent rejection of the graft | ||
Verb |
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| transplant - lift and reset in another soil or situation; "Transplant the young rice plants" | ||
| transfer | ||
| displace cause to move, usually with force or pressure; "the refugees were displaced by the war" | ||
| transplant - place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient | ||
| graft | ||
| infix, insert, enter, introduce attach a morpheme into a stem word | ||
| transplant - be transplantable; "These delicate plants do not transplant easily" | ||
| be spend or use time; "I may be an hour" | ||
| transplant - transfer from one place or period to another; "The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America" | ||
| transfer, transpose | ||
| shift move and exchange for another; "shift the date for our class reunion" | ||
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Wiktionary
- transplant (Noun)
An act of uprooting and moving something. - transplant (Noun)
Anything that is transplanted. - transplant (Noun)
An operation in which tissue or an organ is transplanted. - transplant (Noun)
A transplanted organ or tissue. - transplant (Noun)
Someone who is not native to their area of residence. - transplant (Verb)
To uproot a growing plant, and plant it in another place. - transplant (Verb)
To remove something and establish its residence in another place; to resettle or relocate. - transplant (Verb)
To transfer tissue or an organ from one body to another, or from one part of a body to another.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- transplant (v. t.)
To remove, and plant in another place; as, to transplant trees. - transplant (v. t.)
To remove, and settle or establish for residence in another place; as, to transplant inhabitants.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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transplant
trans-plant′, v.t. to remove and plant in another place: to remove.—adj. Transplan′table.—ns. Transplantā′tion, act of transplanting, the removal of a living plant to another place, the removal of living tissue from one part of the body, or from one individual, to another; Transplan′ter, a machine for moving trees
Part of speech
🔤- transplant, verb, present, 1st person singular of transplant (infinitive).
- transplant, verb (infinitive).
- transplant, noun, singular of transplants.
