Transplant

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1. Verb

To remove, and plant in another place; as, to transplant trees.

2. Verb

To remove, and settle or establish for residence in another place; as, to transplant inhabitants.

3. Noun

an operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient); "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"
Vocabulary classified under Medicine and healthcare

4. Noun

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

5. Verb

lift and reset in another soil or situation; "Transplant the young rice plants"
Vocabulary classified under Economics
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