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transplantable

transplantable

1 5.6
Able to be moved and put into another person or place, for example an organ and a plant
  • adjective
  • /trænsˈplæntəbl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : trasplantable
  • I would say that one of the greatest unmet medical needs today is an adequate supply of transplantable organs.
  • transplantable organs

Examples

  • I would say that one of the greatest unmet medical needs today is an adequate supply of transplantable organs.

  • To allocate transplantable organs.

    Academic text (1990)
  • In the United States, the number of African American organ donors continues to be low relative to the demand for transplantable human organs.

    Academic text (2002)
  • Instead, many people believe that such patients are simply less worthy of scarce transplantable organs.

  • Instead, many people believe that such patients are simply less worthy of scarce transplantable organs.

  • These are transplantable, so if you're starting in March, you can start them in a indoor setup and then just transplant them out.

  • However, there is a shortage of transplantable livers because of availability and matching issues.

    Academic text (2012)
  • During the late 1960s, the intensification of transplantation experimentation prompted researchers to seek new ways of increasing the supply of transplantable organs.

    Academic text (1997)
  • The idea is to develop a transplantable liver graft by removing the cellular material while preserving the structural and functional characteristics of the liver's native microvascular network, thus allowing recellularization to take place.

    Academic text (2012)
  • The new technology allows for the creation of transplantable organs for patients in need of life-saving surgery.

How Easy

ideal
203 4.2
suitable
172 1.8
transplantable
  • Specialized
1 5.6
difficult
1.6
impossible
1.4

Surface Forms

transplantable positive

Morphology

transplantable = transplant (transparent) = transplant + able

Formed by adding the productive suffix '-able' to the verb 'transplant', yielding 'capable of being transplanted'.

Etymology

The word transplantable breaks into trans- 'across', plant 'to put in the ground or fix in place', and -able 'able'. So, something transplantable can be moved 'across' to a new place, like a rose moved to another garden or an organ moved to another body.