Transplant
Trans`plant´
| v. t. | 1. | To remove, and plant in another place; |
| 2. | To remove, and settle or establish for residence in another place; |
| Noun | 1. | transplant - (surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient Synonyms: graft |
| 2. |  transplant - an operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient); "he had a kidney transplant"Synonyms: organ transplant, transplantation | |
| 3. | transplant - the act of uprooting and moving a plant to a new location; "the transplant was successful"; "too frequent transplanting is not good for plants" Synonyms: transplanting, transplantation | |
| Verb | 1. | transplant - lift and reset in another soil or situation; "Transplant the young rice plants" Synonyms: transfer |
| 2. | transplant - be transplantable; "These delicate plants do not transplant easily" | |
| 3. | transplant - place athe organ of a donor into the body of a recipient Synonyms: graft | |
| 4. | transplant - transfer from one place or period to another; "The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America" |
Replacement of a diseased organ with a healthy one. A kidney transplant may come from a living donor, usually a relative, or from someone who has just died.
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