Synonyms for transplant
trænsˈplænt, -ˈplɑnt; ˈtrænsˌplænt, -ˌplɑnttrans·plant

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1. graft, transplantnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   grafting, organ transplant, graft, transplanting, bribery, transplantation

2. transplant, transplantation, organ transplantnoun

   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"

   Synonyms:
   transplanting, organ transplant, graft, transplantation

3. transplant, transplantation, transplantingverb

   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"

   Synonyms:
   transplanting, organ transplant, graft, transplantation

4. transplant, transferverb

   lift and reset in another soil or situation

   "Transplant the young rice plants"

   Synonyms:
   change, shift, channelise, transfer, channel, channelize, remove, transport, transpose, graft, transmit, reassign

5. transplantverb

   be transplantable

   "These delicate plants do not transplant easily"

   Synonyms:
   transfer, graft, transpose

6. transplant, graftverb

   place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient

   Synonyms:
   engraft, transfer, ingraft, graft, transpose

7. transfer, transpose, transplantverb

   transfer from one place or period to another

   "The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America"

   Synonyms:
   reassign, change, interchange, channel, permute, transport, remove, transpose, commute, shift, channelize, transmit, channelise, transfer, graft, counterchange

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1. • Animal Tissue
   • Be
   • Displace
   • Insert
   • Shift
   • Surgery

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1. transplantverb

   Synonyms:
   plant in a new place

2. transplantverb

   Synonyms:
   remove, transfer

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1. List of paraphrases for "transplant":

   transplantation, registry, transplanting, graft, grafting, transplants, transplanted, imprint

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1. Donald Crigler:

   I just kept encouraging him, like he said, he was in denial. He didn’t want to do the transplant. And I often said, ‘Do it, do it, do it. It’s great on the other side. After you get it done and you go through your recovery … you’ll have your life back.’.

2. Nan Beachem:

   I couldn't wish for that call, because I knew that for us to get that call what had to happen, if it was going to happen, it was going to happen. But I couldn't wish for somebody to lose a child. It wasn't in my power to wish the transplant call would come.

3. Joseph Turek:

   The idea that Kaitlyn Sinnamon could have a transplant and not have to be on these medications is really a... game-changer for patients with transplanted organs.

4. Alexis Thompson:

   When we look at what the alternative might be -- having a stem cell transplant of any kind -- that is one number that has to be borne in mind. The second is looking at what the costs are for annual care for individuals with thalassemia.

5. Eileen Brewer:

   Usually right after transplant, the small, young children who have some delay in development with gross motor skills -- maybe some speech -- really have rapid catch-up, so she can be expected to do very well.