transplant
n. countablen. a medical operation where a healthy organ or piece of tissue is moved from one person to another. It can also mean the organ itself that is being moved.
n. a surgical procedure in which an organ, tissue, or group of cells is removed from one body and placed into another. Refers both to the medical act and the biological material being transferred.
He needs a kidney transplant to stay healthy.
After months on the waiting list, the patient finally received a successful heart transplant from a compatible donor.
Advances in immunosuppressant drugs have significantly increased the long-term success rates of organ transplants, allowing recipients to lead relatively normal lives without the constant threat of rejection.
From Middle English transplaunten, from Old French transplanter, from Late Latin transplantare, equivalent to trans- + plant.
Often used as a modifier in compound nouns like 'transplant surgery' or 'transplant recipient'.