English Explanatory Dictionary

transplant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To uproot (a growing plant), and plant it in another place.
  2. To remove (something) and establish its residence in another place; to resettle or relocate.
  3. To transfer (tissue or an organ) from one body to another, or from one part of a body to another.
noun
  1. An act of uprooting and moving (something), especially and archetypically a plant.
  2. Anything that is transplanted, especially and archetypically a plant.
  3. An operation (procedure) in which tissue or an organ is transplanted: an instance of transplantation.
  4. A transplanted organ or tissue: a graft.
  5. Someone who is not native to their area of residence.

Pronunciation

tränzpläntʹ or trănzpläntʹ /tɹɑːnzˈplɑːnt/ /tɹænzˈplɑːnt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-transplant (verb).wav trănzplăntʹ /tɹænzˈplænt/ tränzʹplänt or trănzʹplänt /ˈtɹɑːnzplɑːnt/ /ˈtɹænzplɑːnt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-transplant (noun).wav trănzʹplănt /ˈtɹænzplænt/

Word forms

transplant transplants transplanting transplanted

Etymology

From Middle English transplaunten, from Old French transplanter, from Late Latin transplantare, equivalent to trans- + plant.

Related words

immigrant migrant emigrant

Derived words

beating-heart transplant faecal transplant fecal microbiota transplant fecal transplant genome transplant organ transplant tranniversary

Translations

Bulgarian: трансплант Czech: transplantát Danish: transplantat Finnish: siirre French: greffon Hindi: प्रत्यारोपण Polish: przeszczep Romanian: organ transplantat Romanian: țesut transplantat Spanish: trasplante Spanish: transplante
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