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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
transplant
verb /transˈplɑːnt, trɑːns-, -nz-/ 
  • 1 transfer to another place or situation.

    ■ replant (a plant) in another place.

  • 2 take (living tissue or an organ) and implant it in another part of the body or in another body.
noun /ˈtransplɑːnt, ˈtrɑːns-, -nz-/ 
  • 1 an operation in which an organ or tissue is transplanted.
  • 2 a person or thing that has been transplanted.
– derivatives
transplantable /-ˈplɑːntəb(ə)l/ adjective,
transplantation /-ˈteɪʃ(ə)n/ noun,
transplanter /-ˈplɑːntə/ noun.
– origin ME: from late L. transplantare, from L. trans- ‘across’ + plantare ‘to plant’.



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