HyperDic: transplant

English > 7 senses of the word *transplant*:
VERB	motion	transplant, transfer	lift and reset in another soil or situation
	stative	transplant	be transplantable
	contact	transplant, graft	place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient
	change	transplant, transfer, transpose	transfer from one place or period to another
NOUN	body	transplant, graft	(surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient
	act	transplant, transplantation, organ transplant	an operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient)
	act	transplant, transplantation, transplanting	the act of removing something from one location and introducing it in another location

transplant > pronunciation
Sounds	traensplae'nt
Rhymes	ant ... supplant: 24 rhymes with aent...

English > *transplant*: 7 senses > noun 1, body
Meaning	(surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient.
Synonym	graft
Category	surgery	The branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures
Narrower	autograft, autoplasty	tissue that is taken from one site and grafted to another site on the same person
	heterograft, xenograft	tissue from an animal of one species used as a temporary graft (as in cases of severe burns) on an individual of another species
	homograft, allograft	tissue or organ transplanted from a donor of the same species but different genetic makeup
Broader	animal tissue	The tissue in the bodies of animals
Spanish	injerto
Verbs	transplant	place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient

English > *transplant*: 7 senses > noun 2, act
Meaning	An operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient).
Examples	"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"
Synonyms	transplantation, organ transplant
Narrower	keratoplasty, corneal graft, corneal transplant	A surgical procedure in which part or all of a damaged or diseased cornea is replaced by healthy corneal tissue from a donor
Narrower	xenotransplant, xenotransplantation	A surgical procedure in which tissue or whole organs are transfered from one species to another species
Broader	operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process	A medical procedure involving an incision with instruments
Spanish	transplante, trasplante
Catalan	trasplantació, trasplantament
Verbs	transplant	place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient

English > *transplant*: 7 senses > noun 3, act
Meaning	The act of removing something from one location and introducing it in another location.
Examples	"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"
Synonyms	transplantation, transplanting
Broader	movement	The act of changing the location of something
Spanish	transplante, trasplante
Catalan	trasplantació, trasplantament
Verbs	transplant	lift and reset in another soil or situation
Verbs	transplant	be transplantable

English > *transplant*: 7 senses > verb 1, motion
Meaning	Lift and reset in another soil or situation.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP
Example	"Transplant the young rice plants"
Synonym	transfer
Broader	displace	Cause to move, usually with force or pressure
Similar to	transplant	Be transplantable
Spanish	trasplantar
Catalan	trasplantar
Nouns	transplant, transplantation, transplanting	the act of removing something from one location and introducing it in another location
Nouns	transplanter	a gardener who moves plants to new locations

English > *transplant*: 7 senses > verb 2, stative
Meaning	Be transplantable.
Pattern	Something ----s
Example	"These delicate plants do not transplant easily"
Broader	be	Have the quality of being
Similar to	transplant, transfer	Lift and reset in another soil or situation
Nouns	transplant	the act of removing something from one location and introducing it in another location

English > *transplant*: 7 senses > verb 3, contact
Meaning	place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP
Synonym	graft
Entails	move	Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
Broader	insert, infix, enter, introduce	put or introduce into something
Spanish	injertar, trasplantar
Catalan	empeltar, fer eixarts, transplantar, trasplantar
Nouns	transplant, transplantation	an operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient)
Nouns	transplant	(surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient

English > *transplant*: 7 senses > verb 4, change
Meaning	transfer from one place or period to another.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Example	"The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America"
Synonyms	transfer, transpose
Broader	shift	Move from one setting or context to another
Spanish	transbordar, transferir, transportar, trasladar
Catalan	transbordar, transferir, transportar, traslladar

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