1. (

• graft ,
• transplant

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

2. (

• transplant ,
• transplantation ,
• organ_transplant

) 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" ;

3. (

• transplant ,
• transplantation ,
• transplanting

) the act of removing something from one location and introducing it in another location; "the transplant did not flower until the second year"; "too frequent transplanting is not good for families"; "she returned to Alabama because she could not bear transplantation" ;

1. (

• transplant ,
• transfer ,

) lift and reset in another soil or situation; "Transplant the young rice plants" ;

2. (

• transplant

) be transplantable; "These delicate plants do not transplant easily" ;

3. (

• transplant ,
• graft ,

) place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient ;

4. (

• transfer ,
• transpose ,
• transplant

) transfer from one place or period to another; "The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America" ;