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

[ Syn: transplant , organ transplant ]

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

[ Syn: transplant , transplanting ]