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KK Pronunciation

〔 trænsˋplænt 〕

Pronunciation

〔 trænsˊplɑːnt 〕


Overview of noun transplant

The noun transplant has 3 senses


  • graft, transplant -- ((surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient)

  • transplant, transplantation, organ transplant -- (an operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient); "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, transplantation, transplanting -- (the act of removing something from one location and introducing it in another location; "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")


Overview of verb transplant

The verb transplant has 4 senses


  • transplant, transfer -- (lift and reset in another soil or situation; "Transplant the young rice plants")

  • transplant -- (be transplantable; "These delicate plants do not transplant easily")

  • transplant, graft -- (place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient)

  • transfer, transpose, transplant -- (transfer from one place or period to another; "The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America")