Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

transplant

[trans-plant, -plahnt, trans-plant, -plahnt] / trænsˈplænt, -ˈplɑnt, ˈtrænsˌplænt, -ˌplɑnt /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

I had had a kidney transplant from Phillip Palmer, who’s the morning anchor at ABC7, and it was a really big story back in 2007.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

In separate tests, researchers found that EMR might be able to reverse some chemical-caused cloudiness to the cornea -- a condition that is currently only treatable through a complete corneal transplant.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 29, 2026

Her liver was given to 11-month-old Ollie Jolliff, from Poole, Dorset, who urgently needed a transplant due to a genetic condition.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

The couple's son Brandon, 17, said it was "amazing" to see his mum on the road to recovery after the transplant.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

Currently on waiting list for donor and kidney transplant.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña

College-educated transplants would flood to the orbits of Austin, Houston, and Dallas.

From Slate ● Sep. 21, 2026

Another benefit of moving to Nevada is the high concentration of transplants.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

Australia has approximately 144,000 people living with heart failure, while only about 115 heart transplants are performed each year.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026

In the US, around 100,000 people are waiting for a kidney while only 25,000 transplants occur each year.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

Search after search about lung transplants and lung-function percentages, new combinations and phrasing but always the same idea.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott

The results suggest that the transplanted cells do more than simply replace neurons lost after a stroke.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

They can cause graft-versus-host disease, a potentially serious condition in which the transplanted immune cells mistakenly attack the patient's healthy tissue.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026

A kidney transplanted from a pig has worked inside a patient for 271 days – the longest on record, say US doctors.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

The feat followed trial and error that initially saw him mollycoddle corals in stress-free environments, but those easily perished in the ocean once transplanted.

From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026

For instance, one can examine what did happen when European farmers were transplanted to Greenland or the U.S.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

Instead of transplanting stem cells directly into brain tissue, researchers are developing an endovascular injection approach.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

In practice, he argues, many innovations grow out of existing ones, often by borrowing or transplanting concepts from one field to another.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026

She was a master gardener, expert at transplanting Japanese maples, according to her neighbor, Patty Hall.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2025

To celebrate the company’s 30th anniversary, they're transplanting the event from Seoul to Middlesex.

From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2025

He panicked, removed the cells, and hadn’t tried transplanting skin cells since.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot




Vocabulary lists containing transplant


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember new words for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com