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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