transplant

Everyday

1. noun (medicine): An operation in which a damaged organ (heart, kidney, liver) is replaced with a healthy one from a donor. tree →
2. verb (medicine): To move an organ or tissue from one person to another. tree →
3. verb (gardening): To dig up a plant and plant it somewhere else. tree →
4. verb: To move people or things to a new place to live. tree →

In the lessons

In science and health lessons, organ transplants save lives; organ donation (giving organs after death, or a kidney while alive) is a kind act; a blood type match is needed. In gardening, seedlings are transplanted from pots into the garden. Phrases: «heart transplant», «kidney transplant», «organ donor», «transplant seedlings».

Examples

• She had a kidney transplant and is healthy now. tree →
• The first heart transplant was in 1967. tree →
• We transplanted the tomato seedlings into bigger pots. tree →
• Organ donors help transplant patients. tree →
• Water the plants after you transplant them. tree →
• The family was transplanted from the city to a small farm. tree →
• Many flowers and trees have faded to-night, and Death will soon come to transplant them. tree →

Note

Stress: noun TRANS-plant; verb trans-PLANT. Past «transplanted». Related: implant, organ donation. Trap: in UK and Wales the organ donor system is «opt-out», but families are still asked.