Inside the Universes

Words with a similar base: organ_transplant, transplant, transplantation, transplanting

'transplant'

[graft.n.01] as in: (surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient

'transplant'

[transplant.n.02] as in: 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

'transplant'

[transplant.n.03] as in: 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

'transplant'

[transplant.v.01] as in: lift and reset in another soil or situation

Examples:
Transplant the young rice plants

'transplant'

[transplant.v.02] as in: be transplantable

Examples:
These delicate plants do not transplant easily

'transplant'

[transplant.v.03] as in: place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient

'transplant'

[transfer.v.09] as in: transfer from one place or period to another

Examples:
The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America

Origins

					transplant (English)
├── plant (English)
│   ├── planta (Latin)
│   └── planten (Middle English (1100-1500))
│       └── plantian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
│           └── plantare (Latin)
└── trans- (English)
    └── trans (Latin)