English noun: organ transplant | |||
1. | organ 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 | transplant, transplantation | ||
Broader (hypernym) | operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | corneal graft, corneal transplant, keratoplasty, xenotransplant, xenotransplantation | ||