transplant

[v. trans-plant, -plahnt; n. trans-plant, -plahnt] /v. trænsˈplænt, -ˈplɑnt; n. ˈtrænsˌplænt, -ˌplɑnt/
verb (used with object)
1.
to remove (a plant) from one place and plant it in another.
2.
Surgery. to transfer (an organ, tissue, etc.) from one part of the body to another or from one person or animal to another.
3.
to move from one place to another.
4.
to bring (a family, colony, etc.) from one country, region, etc., to another for settlement; relocate.
verb (used without object)
5.
to undergo or accept transplanting:
to transplant easily.
noun
6.
the act or process of transplanting.
7.
a plant, organ, person, etc., that has been transplanted.
Origin
1400-50; late Middle English < Late Latin trānsplantāre, equivalent to Latin trāns- trans- + plantāre to plant
Related forms
transplantable, adjective
transplantation, noun
transplanter, noun
retransplant, verb (used with object)
retransplantation, noun
untransplanted, adjective
Examples from the web for transplant
  • When the seedlings have developed their second set of true leaves, it's time to transplant or thin them.
  • All three tell you whether they're measuring days from sowing or from transplant for each vegetable listed.
  • Finally, cut the plants back by about two-thirds and transplant them into the garden.
  • Use it to transplant seedlings, or to go after deep-rooted weeds.
  • Then plant outdoors or transplant into a larger container.
  • To preserve the harvested heart, a member of the transplant team flushes it with a cooling solution that slows its metabolic rate.
  • After several months, she too had a successful heart transplant.
  • Similarly, he says, the study of emperor penguins could enable us to preserve for longer organs intended for transplant.
  • With the species at risk, the biologist has no choice but to transplant the nests.
  • Add a handful of organic fertilizer to the planting hole as you plant seeds or transplant seedlings.
British Dictionary definitions for transplant

transplant

verb (trænsˈplɑːnt)
1.
(transitive) to remove or transfer (esp a plant) from one place to another
2.
(intransitive) to be capable of being transplanted
3.
(surgery) to transfer (an organ or tissue) from one part of the body to another or from one person or animal to another during a grafting or transplant operation
noun (ˈtrænsˌplɑːnt)
4.
(surgery)
  1. the procedure involved in such a transfer
  2. the organ or tissue transplanted
Derived Forms
transplantable, adjective
transplantation, noun
transplanter, noun
Word Origin and History for transplant
v.

mid-15c., from Late Latin transplantare "plant again in a different place," from Latin trans- "across" (see trans-) + plantare "to plant" (see plant (v.)). Extended to people (1550s) and then to organs or tissue (1786). Related: Transplanted; transplanting.

n.

1756, in reference to plants, from transplant (v.); in reference to surgical transplanting of human organs or tissue it is first recorded 1951, but not in widespread use until Christiaan Barnard performed the world's first successful heart transplant in 1967 at Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa. Meaning "person not native to his place of residence" is recorded from 1961.

transplant in Medicine

transplant trans·plant (trāns-plānt')
v. trans·plant·ed, trans·plant·ing, trans·plants
To transfer a tissue or an organ from one body or body part to another. n. (trāns'plānt')

  1. The act or process of transplanting.

  2. The tissue or organ so used.

transplant in Science
transplant
  (trāns'plānt')   

  1. A plant that has been uprooted and replanted.

  2. A surgical procedure in a human or animal in which a body tissue or organ is transferred from a donor to a recipient or from one part of the body to another. Heart, lung, liver, kidney, corneal, and bone-marrow transplants are performed to treat life-threatening illness. Donated tissue must be histocompatible with that of the recipient to prevent immunological rejection. See also graft.