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Thesaurus: transplants

n (surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient n an operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient) n th…

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  1. n (surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient n an operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient) n the act of removing something from one location and introducing it in another location v lift and reset in another soil or situation v be transplantable v place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient v transfer from one place or period to another