noun/verb · formal
transplant
UK/trænsˈplɑːnt/US/trænsˈplænt/trans·PLANT
An operation to replace a damaged organ with one from another person (noun) or to perform that operation (verb).
Examples
“She received a heart transplant last year.”
“The hospital performs several kidney transplants each month.”
“Organ donors increase the number of available transplants.”
Band 8 sentence
“After his liver transplant, he required lifelong immunosuppressants to reduce the risk of rejection.”
Collocations
- organ transplant
- heart transplant
- transplant surgery
Word family
Common mistakes
He transplanted a kidney to him.→He transplanted a kidney into him.
He had transplant last year.→He had a transplant last year.
Say it for a higher band
5organ surgery→6graft→7+transplant
Synonyms
graft
Easily confused
graft
“The surgeon performed a skin graft to cover the burn.”
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