English dictionary
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English noun: transplant | |||
| 1. | transplant (body) (surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient | ||
| Synonyms | graft | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | animal tissue | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | allograft, autograft, autoplasty, heterograft, homograft, xenograft | ||
| Domain category | surgery | ||
| 2. | transplant (act) an operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient) | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | organ transplant, transplantation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | corneal graft, corneal transplant, keratoplasty, xenotransplant, xenotransplantation | ||
| 3. | transplant (act) the act of removing something from one location and introducing it in another location | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | transplantation, transplanting | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | movement | ||
English verb: transplant | |||
| 1. | transplant (motion) lift and reset in another soil or situation | ||
| Samples | Transplant the young rice plants. | ||
| Synonyms | transfer | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | displace | ||
| Verb group | transplant | ||
| 2. | transplant (stative) be transplantable | ||
| Samples | These delicate plants do not transplant easily. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | be | ||
| Verb group | transfer, transplant | ||
| 3. | transplant (contact) place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient | ||
| Synonyms | graft | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | enter, infix, insert, introduce | ||
| Entail | move | ||
| 4. | transplant (change) transfer from one place or period to another | ||
| Samples | The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America. | ||
| Synonyms | transfer, transpose | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | shift | ||
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