TRANSPLANT


Meaning of TRANSPLANT in English

(~ed)

1.

A ~ is a medical operation in which a part of a person’s body is replaced because it is diseased.

He was recovering from a heart ~ operation.

...the controversy over the sale of human organs for ~.

N-VAR

2.

If doctors ~ an organ such as a heart or a kidney, they use it to replace a patient’s diseased organ.

The operation to ~ a kidney is now fairly routine.

...~ed organs such as hearts and kidneys.

VERB: V n, V-ed

~ation

...a shortage of kidneys for ~ation...

N-UNCOUNT: usu with supp

3.

To ~ someone or something means to move them to a different place.

Marriage had ~ed Rebecca from London to Manchester...

Farmers will be able to seed it directly, rather than having to ~ seedlings.

VERB: V n from/to/into n, V n

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