I. trans ‧ plant 1 /trænsˈplɑːnt $ -ˈplænt/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ plant , ↑ transplant , ↑ transplantation , ↑ plantation , ↑ planter ; verb : ↑ plant , ↑ transplant ]
[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Late Latin ; Origin: transplantare , from Latin plantare 'to plant' ]
1 . to move an organ, piece of skin etc from one person’s body and put it into another as a form of medical treatment
2 . to move a plant from one place and plant it in another place
3 . formal to move something or someone from one place to another
—transplantation /ˌtrænsplɑːnˈteɪʃ ə n $ -plæn-/ noun [uncountable]
II. trans ‧ plant 2 /ˈtrænsplɑːnt $ -plænt/ BrE AmE noun
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ plant , ↑ transplant , ↑ transplantation , ↑ plantation , ↑ planter ; verb : ↑ plant , ↑ transplant ]
1 . [uncountable and countable] the operation of transplanting an organ, piece of skin etc ⇨ implant :
heart transplant surgery
a bone marrow transplant
2 . [countable] the organ, piece of skin etc that is moved in a transplant operation ⇨ implant
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THESAURUS
▪ operation noun [countable] the process of cutting into someone’s body to repair or remove a part that is damaged:
He had an operation to remove a blood clot from his brain.
▪ procedure noun [countable] an operation performed in a particular way on a particular part of the body. Procedure is used especially in medical English, for example by doctors and people who work in hospitals. In everyday English people usually say operation :
a common surgical procedure
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The procedure normally only takes a few minutes.
▪ transplant noun [countable] an operation to remove an organ from one person’s body and put it into another person’s body:
There is a shortage of donors for heart transplants.
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She had to have a kidney transplant.
▪ surgery noun [uncountable] medical treatment involving an operation:
She required surgery on her right knee.
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He was taken in for surgery.
▪ plastic surgery noun [uncountable] surgery to improve someone’s appearance:
The singer has just had plastic surgery on her nose.
▪ bypass noun [countable] an operation to make someone’s blood flow past a part of their heart that is blocked or damaged, often using a ↑ vein that has been removed from another part of their body:
He went into hospital for a triple heart bypass.
▪ skin graft an operation to repair an area of skin that has been badly damaged, especially using skin from another part of someone’s body:
Her leg was severely burned and may require a skin graft.