transplant

Noun
  1. (surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient;
    In some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient (synset 105590509)
    referred to in: surgery - the branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures
    is a type of: animal tissue - the tissue in the bodies of animals
    subtypes:
    • autograft, autoplasty - tissue that is taken from one site and grafted to another site on the same person
    • allograft, homograft - tissue or organ transplanted from a donor of the same species but different genetic makeup; recipient's immune system must be suppressed to prevent rejection of the graft
    • heterograft, xenograft - tissue from an animal of one species used as a temporary graft (as in cases of severe burns) on an individual of another species
    same as: graft
  2. An operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient) (synset 100694932)
    "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"
    is a type of: operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process - a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body
    subtypes:
    same as: organ transplant, transplantation
  3. The act of removing something from one location and introducing it in another location (synset 100331928)
    "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"
    is a type of: movement - the act of changing the location of something
    same as: transplantation, transplanting
Verb
  1. Lift and reset in another soil or situation (synset 201859141)
    "Transplant the young rice plants"
    is a type of: displace - cause to move, usually with force or pressure
    same as: transfer
    verb group: transplant - be transplantable
  2. Be transplantable (synset 202759130)
    "These delicate plants do not transplant easily"
    is a type of: be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
    verb group: transfer, transplant - lift and reset in another soil or situation
  3. Place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient (synset 201533219)
    entail: move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
    is a type of: enter, infix, insert, introduce - put or introduce into something
    same as: graft
  4. Transfer from one place or period to another (synset 200556317)
    "The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America"
    is a type of: shift - move from one setting or context to another
    same as: transfer, transpose

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