Meaning
Transplant has two main meanings:
- Verb: To move something (such as a plant, organ, or person) from one place and set it in another.
- Noun: The act of moving something or the thing that has been moved (e.g., an organ transplant).
Grammar and Usage
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Verb (transitive/intransitive):
- to transplant sth from A to B → “Doctors transplanted the kidney from the donor to the patient.”
- to be transplanted → “The trees were transplanted to the new garden.”
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Noun:
- an organ transplant → “He received a heart transplant.”
- a plant transplant → “The seedlings need transplanting.”
Common Phrases
- organ transplant (heart transplant, kidney transplant, liver transplant)
- bone marrow transplant
- hair transplant
- transplant surgery
- transplant rejection (when the body refuses the new organ)
Collocations
- verb + transplant: perform a transplant, undergo a transplant, reject a transplant
- adjective + transplant: successful transplant, failed transplant, life-saving transplant
- noun + noun: kidney transplant, heart transplant, plant transplant
Examples
- The farmer transplanted the young rice seedlings into the paddy field.
- She moved to New York and felt like a cultural transplant from the countryside.
- The hospital specializes in heart and lung transplants.
- Doctors successfully transplanted a new liver into the patient.
- After the operation, the body sometimes rejects the transplanted organ.
- He had a hair transplant to restore his hairline.
- The government encouraged people to donate organs for transplant.
- Gardeners often transplant flowers in spring for better growth.
Synonyms or Related
- Verb: move, relocate, replant, transfer, graft
- Noun: relocation, replanting, graft