"transplants" in the noun sense

1. graft, transplant

surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient

2. 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"

3. 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"

"transplants" in the verb sense

1. transplant, transfer

lift and reset in another soil or situation

"Transplant the young rice plants"

2. transplant

be transplantable

"These delicate plants do not transplant easily"

3. transplant, graft

place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient

4. transfer, transpose, transplant

transfer from one place or period to another

"The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America"

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