Origin: Latin prefix trans-
Transplant has 9 different meanings across 2 categories:
(surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient
"The doctor performed a successful kidney transplant where the patient received an organ from a living donor."
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"
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"
An act of uprooting and moving (something).
"The gardener carefully transplanted the young sapling to a sunnier spot in the yard."
In plain English: A transplant is an organ that has been moved from one person's body to another so they can live without it failing.
"The doctor warned that his heart transplant was not going to be easy on her body."
place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient
"The surgeon successfully transplanted the heart from the donor into the patient's chest."
transfer from one place or period to another
"The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America"
To uproot (a growing plant), and plant it in another place.
"The gardener carefully dug up the rose bush to transplant it into a sunnier spot in the backyard."
In plain English: To transplant something means to move it from its current place and put it somewhere else, often so it can grow or live there better.
"The doctor decided to transplant his kidney into her so she could live without dialysis."
Usage: Use this verb to describe physically removing a living organism, such as a tree or organ, from one location and placing it elsewhere. It is the specific action required when changing where something grows or resides permanently.
The word entered English via the Old French transplanter, which combined a prefix meaning "across" with the root for planting. It originally described the act of moving plants or vines from one location to another before its usage expanded to include people and organs.