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organ transplant — A medical procedure in which a damaged or diseased organ is replaced with a healthy organ from a donor

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: A medical procedure in which a damaged or diseased organ is replaced with a healthy organ from a donor

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈɔːrɡən trænsˈplænt/

Example Sentences

  • After years on the waiting list, he finally got his organ transplant and now he can eat pizza again without his liver complaining
  • Organ transplant technology has advanced so much that doctors joke they're basically playing real-life Lego with body parts
  • The success rate of organ transplants has improved dramatically over the past decade

organ transplant

NOUN

[/ˈɔːrɡən trænsˈplænt/]

A medical procedure in which a damaged or diseased organ is replaced with a healthy organ from a donor

Surgeons carefully place a donor heart during the organ transplant operation.
💡 Concept

Surgeons carefully place a donor heart during the organ transplant operation.

Organ transplant, not dental implant - this can't!
🎵 Rhyme

Organ transplant, not dental implant - this can't!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈɔːrɡən trænsˈplænt/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈɔːɡən trænsˈplɑːnt/

🌳Etymology

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Rootplant

Origin

Organ derives from Greek organon, meaning 'tool' or 'instrument', originally referring to any functional part or structure. Transplant combines Latin trans (across, beyond) and plantare (to plant, to set in ground), literally meaning 'to plant across' or 'to transfer from one place to another'.

Breakdown

organ (Greek organon: tool, instrument) + trans- (Latin: across, beyond) + -plant (Latin plantare: to plant, to set). The compound transplant means to move or transfer something from one location to another.

🎵Rhyme

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🔗Collocations

heart transplant
kidney transplant
liver transplant
organ transplant surgery
successful transplant
organ transplant recipient
organ transplant waiting list

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

“After years on the waiting list, he finally got his organ transplant and now he can eat pizza again without his liver complaining”

😄 Fun example

“Organ transplant technology has advanced so much that doctors joke they're basically playing real-life Lego with body parts”

“The success rate of organ transplants has improved dramatically over the past decade”

“She became an advocate for organ donation after receiving a life-saving kidney transplant”

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