noun
- medical procedures in which organs or tissues are moved from one body to another
- plants that have been moved from one location to another
- people who have moved from one place to live in another
Usage: medical
verb
- moves an organ or tissue from one body to another surgically
- moves a plant from one place to another
Usage: medical
Examples
- The hospital performed three kidney transplants last week.
- Heart transplants require careful matching of donors and recipients.
- She carefully watered the tomato transplants before planting them.
- The surgeon transplants organs to save patients’ lives.
- Many transplants from other states have moved to Florida.
- The gardener transplants the seedlings to larger pots.
- Bone marrow transplants can treat certain blood disorders.
- He transplants the roses to a sunnier spot in the garden.