transplant
noun/ˈtrænsplænt/
Frequency rank: #5,649 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
the act of moving an organ or plant from one place to another, or the operation that does this.
Example sentence
Doctors performed transplant surgery to give the patient a new kidney.
Synonyms & related words
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