transplant
Definition of abbreviation (noun) -
to remove from one place and introduce into another (organ, person, etc.); transfer; relocatePart of speech:
VerbForms: plural: transplants
Example sentences with this word:
Organs and tissues can be transplanted from one part of the body to another (e.g. skin) or from one person to another (e.g. kidney).
He had a kidney transplant 3 years ago and he's doing very well.
It was that determination which gave her doctors and parents such hope when she underwent a heart and lung transplant; a last ditch attempt to save her, after her lungs were virtually destroyed by the disease Cystic Fibrosis.
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