Synonyms for Transplant

Definition of transplant

noun
  1. (surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient
  2. 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. 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"

5 synonyms found

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"Transplant" in song lyrics

See how transplant is used in real songs:

  • "Switchblade amaze young gun Brooklyn blood transplant"
    Latyrx f/ El-P (Company Flow) — Looking Over a City
  • "kidney transplant"
    AOL — AOL
  • "finding a kidney transplant"
    AOL — AOL

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