(surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient

[ Syn: graft ]

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: transplantation , 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: transplantation , transplanting ]

lift and reset in another soil or situation; Transplant the young rice plants

[ Syn: transfer ]

be transplantable; These delicate plants do not transplant easily'

place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient

[ Syn: graft ]

transfer from one place or period to another; The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America

[ Syn: transfer , transpose ]