Dictionary Check: transplant

"transplant" is a valid word!

Scrabble 12 points
Words with Friends 16 points

Definition

noun

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

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noun

an operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient)

Example: "he had a kidney transplant"
noun

the act of removing something from one location and introducing it in another location

Example: "the transplant did not flower until the second year"
verb

lift and reset in another soil or situation

Example: "Transplant the young rice plants"
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verb

be transplantable

Example: "These delicate plants do not transplant easily"
verb

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

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