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transplant

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


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"I don't think there is ever a need to cancel a transplant because of capacity issues," Ahmed said.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

The 26-year-old, who underwent a heart transplant in 2012, began taking an off-label prescription for everolimus, a generic version of Novartis’s anti-rejection drug Zortress, a year later.

From MarketWatch Aug. 13, 2026

The state has tracked data for 72 workers who have undergone lung transplants and 51 workers who have been referred for lung transplant evaluations.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

The coastal village of Onna -- home to the Okinawa science institute -- has been spearheading efforts since 1999 to breed corals and transplant them into the sea.

From Barron's Jul. 29, 2026

Hepatitis A is rarely fatal, but Farmer’s case was so severe that Jim and other doctors worried he might need a liver transplant.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

Biliary atresia is the leading cause of pediatric liver transplants and currently has no approved therapeutic options beyond surgery or liver transplant, Ipsen said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

His family said that Pearce, a registered organ donor, donated six organs, helping seven people in urgent need of transplants.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

Baja transplants seem to come in all types, including contributors, land grabbers and gentrifiers.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 27, 2026

A dad who has needed two life-saving heart transplants says it was "the worst day" of his life to find out his son has the same condition.

From BBC Jun. 20, 2026

If it worked, it might mean doctors could use skin-cell transplants to treat wounds in the field.

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

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

When APCs from young mice were transplanted into older mice, they generated relatively few new fat cells.

From Science Daily Jun. 27, 2026

Based on a 1998 Vibe magazine article about street racing import cars in New York, the film was transplanted to Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 22, 2026

How Von Mierers convinced his followers that they, too, were transplanted aliens, or that he wasn’t hawking the same stuff as countless other grifter-preachers, isn’t made clear.

From The Wall Street Journal May 28, 2026

At around thirteen she began to develop breasts; she lost weight, her waist thinned out, and she shot up like a transplanted tree.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

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

To isolate each group, the researchers designed an unusual experiment that involved transplanting different types of microglia into mice that lacked microglia entirely.

From Science Daily Nov. 13, 2025

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

Nearby, a gardener transplanting a bush glanced at her without interest.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry




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