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Definition of transplant noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

transplant

noun
 
/ˈtrænsplɑːnt/
 
/ˈtrænsplænt/
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  1. [countable, uncountable] a medical operation in which a damaged organ, etc. is replaced with one from another person
    • to have a heart transplant
    • a transplant operation
    • a shortage of suitable kidneys for transplant
    Collocations IllnessesIllnessesBecoming ill
    • catch a cold/​an infectious disease/​the flu/(British English) flu/​pneumonia/​a virus/(informal) a bug
    • get (British English) ill/(North American English) sick/​a disease/​AIDS/​breast cancer/​a cold/​the flu/(British English) flu/​a migraine
    • come down with a cold/​the flu/(British English) flu
    • contract a deadly disease/​a serious illness/​HIV/​AIDS
    • be infected with a virus/​a parasite/​HIV
    • develop cancer/​diabetes/​a rash/​an ulcer/​symptoms of hepatitis
    • have a heart attack/​a stroke
    • provoke/​trigger/​produce an allergic reaction
    • block/​burst/​rupture a blood vessel
    • damage/​sever a nerve/​an artery/​a tendon
    Being ill
    • feel (British English) ill/​nauseous/​queasy
    • be running (British English) a temperature/(North American English) a fever
    • have a head cold/​diabetes/​heart disease/​lung cancer/​a headache/(British English) a high temperature/(North American English) a fever
    • suffer from asthma/​malnutrition/​frequent headaches/​nausea/​bouts of depression/​post-traumatic stress disorder
    • be laid up with/ (British English) be in bed with a cold/​the flu/(British English) flu/​a migraine
    • nurse a cold/​a headache/​a hangover
    • battle/​fight cancer/​depression/​addiction/​alcoholism
    Treatments
    • examine a patient
    • diagnose a condition/​disease/​disorder
    • be diagnosed with cancer/​diabetes/​schizophrenia
    • prescribe/​be given/​be on/​take drugs/​medicine/​medication/​pills/​painkillers/​antibiotics
    • treat somebody for cancer/​depression/​shock
    • have/​undergo an examination/​an operation/​surgery/​a kidney transplant/​therapy/​chemotherapy/​treatment for cancer
    • have/​be given an injection/(British English) a flu jab/(North American English) a flu shot/​a blood transfusion/​a scan/​an X-ray
    • cure a disease/​an ailment/​cancer/​a headache/​a patient
    • prevent the spread of disease/​further outbreaks/​damage to the lungs
    • be vaccinated against the flu/(British English) flu/​the measles/(British English) measles/​polio/​smallpox
    • enhance/​boost/​confer/​build immunity to a disease
    Topics Healthcareb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • organ
    • bone-marrow
    • heart
    verb + transplant
    • need
    • require
    • wait for
    transplant + noun
    • operation
    • surgery
    • surgeon
    preposition
    • for transplant
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  2. [countable] an organ, etc. that is used in a transplant operation
    • There is always a chance that the body will reject the transplant.
    compare implant
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • organ
    • bone-marrow
    • heart
    verb + transplant
    • need
    • require
    • wait for
    transplant + noun
    • operation
    • surgery
    • surgeon
    preposition
    • for transplant
    See full entry
  3. Word Originlate Middle English (as a verb describing the repositioning of a plant): from late Latin transplantare, from Latin trans- ‘across’ + plantare ‘to plant’. The noun dates from the mid 18th cent.
See transplant in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee transplant in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English

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