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trans·plant
 transplant
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- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Explorer, Word Parts
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verb |
| pronunciation: |
traens
plaent
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| inflections: |
transplants, transplanting, transplanted |
| definition 1: |
to pull up and plant again in another place.
We transplanted the rose bushes so they would get more sunlight.
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| definition 2: |
to remove a body organ by surgery and attach it somewhere else on the same body or on another body.
Doctors transplanted skin from the burn patient's leg to her face.- similar words:
- graft
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| pronunciation: |
traens
plaent
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| definition: |
an act of transplanting.
The doctors did a heart transplant to save the patient's life. |
| related words: |
graft, transfer |
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| derivations: |
transplantable (adj.), transplantation (n.), transplanter (n.) |
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