Transplant — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tɹænsplˈænt/

🇬🇧British English

/tɹansplˈant/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tɹansplˈant/

2 syllables Say it as /tɹænsplˈænt/.

Examples

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 & Antonyms

Synonyms

graft transplantation organ transplant transpose transplanting transfer

Parts of Speech

noun	(surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient
noun	an operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient) “he had a kidney transplant”
noun	the act of removing something from one location and introducing it in another location “the transplant did not flower until the second year”
verb	lift and reset in another soil or situation “Transplant the young rice plants”
verb	be transplantable “These delicate plants do not transplant easily”
verb	place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient
verb	transfer from one place or period to another “The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America”

Word Forms

graft	verb	place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient
transplant	verb	place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient
transplant	noun	the act of removing something from one location and introducing it in another location
transplantation	noun	the act of removing something from one location and introducing it in another location
transplanter	noun	a gardener who moves plants to new locations
transplanting	noun	the act of removing something from one location and introducing it in another location
transferer	noun	someone who transfers something
transferrer	noun	someone who transfers something
graft	noun	(surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient
grafting	noun	the act of grafting something onto something else

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Transplantation

(chirurgische) Gewebe- oder Organtransplantation von einem Spender auf einen Empfänger; in manchen Fällen kann der Patient sowohl Spender als auch Empfänger sein

🇫🇷French

transplanter

(chirurgie) tissu ou organe transplanté d'un donneur à un receveur ; dans certains cas, le patient peut être à la fois donneur et receveur

🇪🇸Spanish

trasplante

(cirugía) tejido u órgano trasplantado de un donante a un receptor; en algunos casos el paciente puede ser tanto donante como receptor

🇮🇹Italian

trapianto

(intervento chirurgico) tessuto o organo trapiantato da un donatore a un ricevente; in alcuni casi il paziente può essere sia donatore che ricevente

🇳🇱Dutch

transplantatie

(chirurgie)weefsel of orgaan getransplanteerd van een donor naar een ontvanger; in sommige gevallen kan de patiënt zowel donor als ontvanger zijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

transplante

(cirurgia) tecido ou órgão transplantado de um doador para um receptor; em alguns casos, o paciente pode ser tanto doador quanto receptor

🇷🇺Russian

пересадка

(хирургия) ткань или орган, пересаженный от донора реципиенту; в некоторых случаях пациент может быть как донором, так и реципиентом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रत्यारोपण

(सर्जरी) दाता से प्राप्तकर्ता में प्रत्यारोपित किया गया ऊतक या अंग; कुछ मामलों में रोगी दाता और प्राप्तकर्ता दोनों हो सकता है

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রতিস্থাপন

(সার্জারি) দাতা থেকে প্রাপকের কাছে প্রতিস্থাপিত টিস্যু বা অঙ্গ; কিছু ক্ষেত্রে রোগী দাতা এবং প্রাপক উভয়ই হতে পারে

🇮🇳Tamil

மாற்று அறுவை சிகிச்சை

(அறுவை சிகிச்சை) திசு அல்லது உறுப்பு நன்கொடையாளரிடமிருந்து பெறுநருக்கு மாற்றப்பட்டது; சில சந்தர்ப்பங்களில் நோயாளி நன்கொடையாளர் மற்றும் பெறுநராக இருக்கலாம்

🇮🇳Telugu

మార్పిడి

(శస్త్రచికిత్స) కణజాలం లేదా అవయవం దాత నుండి గ్రహీతకు మార్పిడి చేయబడింది; కొన్ని సందర్భాల్లో రోగి దాత మరియు గ్రహీత ఇద్దరూ కావచ్చు

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रत्यारोपण

(शस्त्रक्रिया) दात्याकडून प्राप्तकर्त्यापर्यंत प्रत्यारोपित केलेले ऊतक किंवा अवयव; काही प्रकरणांमध्ये रुग्ण दाता आणि प्राप्तकर्ता दोन्ही असू शकतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

ટ્રાન્સપ્લાન્ટ

(શસ્ત્રક્રિયા) દાતા પાસેથી પ્રાપ્તકર્તામાં ટ્રાન્સપ્લાન્ટ કરાયેલ પેશી અથવા અંગ; કેટલાક કિસ્સાઓમાં દર્દી દાતા અને પ્રાપ્તકર્તા બંને હોઈ શકે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಸಿ

(ಶಸ್ತ್ರಚಿಕಿತ್ಸೆ) ಅಂಗಾಂಶ ಅಥವಾ ಅಂಗವನ್ನು ದಾನಿಯಿಂದ ಸ್ವೀಕರಿಸುವವರಿಗೆ ಕಸಿ ಮಾಡಲಾಗಿದೆ; ಕೆಲವು ಸಂದರ್ಭಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ರೋಗಿಯು ದಾನಿ ಮತ್ತು ಸ್ವೀಕರಿಸುವವರೂ ಆಗಿರಬಹುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ട്രാൻസ്പ്ലാൻറ്

(ശസ്ത്രക്രിയ) ടിഷ്യു അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അവയവം ഒരു ദാതാവിൽ നിന്ന് ഒരു സ്വീകർത്താവിലേക്ക് മാറ്റിവയ്ക്കുന്നു; ചില സന്ദർഭങ്ങളിൽ രോഗിക്ക് ദാതാവും സ്വീകർത്താവും ആകാം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਟ੍ਰਾਂਸਪਲਾਂਟ

(ਸਰਜਰੀ) ਟਿਸ਼ੂ ਜਾਂ ਅੰਗ ਇੱਕ ਦਾਨੀ ਤੋਂ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤਕਰਤਾ ਤੱਕ ਟ੍ਰਾਂਸਪਲਾਂਟ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ; ਕੁਝ ਮਾਮਲਿਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਮਰੀਜ਼ ਦਾਨੀ ਅਤੇ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤਕਰਤਾ ਦੋਵੇਂ ਹੋ ਸਕਦੇ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

ٹرانسپلانٹ

(سرجری) عطیہ دہندگان سے وصول کنندہ کو ٹرانسپلانٹ کیا گیا ٹشو یا عضو؛ کچھ معاملات میں مریض ڈونر اور وصول کنندہ دونوں ہو سکتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

移植

（外科手术）将组织或器官从捐赠者移植到接受者身上；在某些情况下，患者既可以是捐赠者，也可以是接受者

🇯🇵Japanese

移植

（手術）ドナーからレシピエントに移植される組織または臓器。場合によっては、患者がドナーとレシピエントの両方になる可能性があります

🇰🇷Korean

이식

(수술) 기증자로부터 수혜자에게 이식된 조직 또는 장기; 어떤 경우에는 환자가 기증자이자 수혜자일 수도 있습니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cấy ghép

(phẫu thuật) mô hoặc cơ quan được cấy ghép từ người hiến tặng sang người nhận; trong một số trường hợp bệnh nhân có thể vừa là người cho vừa là người nhận

🇹🇭Thai

การปลูกถ่าย

(การผ่าตัด) เนื้อเยื่อหรืออวัยวะที่ปลูกถ่ายจากผู้บริจาคไปยังผู้รับ ในบางกรณีผู้ป่วยสามารถเป็นได้ทั้งผู้ให้และผู้รับ

🇮🇩Indonesian

transplantasi

(pembedahan) jaringan atau organ yang ditransplantasikan dari donor ke penerima; dalam beberapa kasus pasien dapat menjadi donor dan penerima

🇲🇾Malay

pemindahan

(pembedahan) pemindahan tisu atau organ daripada penderma kepada penerima; dalam sesetengah kes pesakit boleh menjadi penderma dan penerima

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

زرع

(جراحة) الأنسجة أو الأعضاء المزروعة من متبرع إلى متلقي؛ في بعض الحالات يمكن أن يكون المريض متبرعًا ومتلقيًا

🇮🇷Persian

پیوند

(جراحی) بافت یا عضو پیوند شده از اهداکننده به گیرنده؛ در برخی موارد بیمار می تواند هم اهدا کننده و هم گیرنده باشد

🇹🇷Turkish

nakli

(cerrahi) bir donörden alıcıya nakledilen doku veya organ; Bazı durumlarda hasta hem verici hem de alıcı olabilir

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַשְׁתִיל

(ניתוח) רקמה או איבר שהושתלו מתורם למקבל; במקרים מסוימים החולה יכול להיות גם תורם וגם מקבל

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What is the primary definition of the word 'transplant'?

The primary meaning of 'transplant' is '(surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'transplant' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'transplant' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'transplant' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'transplant' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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