verb , noun
■ verb / trænsˈplɑːnt; trænz-; NAmE -ˈplænt/ [ vn ]
1.
transplant sth (from sb/sth) (into sb/sth) to take an organ, skin, etc. from one person, animal, part of the body, etc. and put it into or onto another :
Surgeons have successfully transplanted a liver into a four-year-old boy.
Patients often reject transplanted organs.
—compare implant
2.
to move a growing plant and plant it somewhere else
3.
( formal ) transplant sb/sth (from ... ) (to ... ) to move sb/sth to a different place or environment :
Japanese production methods have been transplanted into some British factories.
► trans·plan·ta·tion / ˌtrænsplɑːnˈteɪʃn; ˌtrænz-; NAmE -plæn-/ noun [ U ]:
liver transplantation
the transplantation of entire communities overseas
■ noun / ˈtrænsplɑːnt; ˈtrænz-; NAmE -plænt/
1.
[ C , U ] a medical operation in which a damaged organ, etc. is replaced with one from another person :
to have a heart transplant
a transplant operation
a shortage of suitable kidneys for transplant
2.
[ C ] an organ, etc. that is used in a transplant operation :
There is always a chance that the body will reject the transplant.
—compare implant
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English (as a verb describing the repositioning of a plant): from late Latin transplantare , from Latin trans- across + plantare to plant. The noun dates from the mid 18th cent.