organ transplant
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3.6
- noun
- /ˈɔrɡən ˈtrænsplænt/
- Specialized
:
trasplante de órgano
- A new name is added to the Organ Procurement and Transplant Network's organ transplant waiting list every 10 minutes.
- organ transplant recipients
- solid organ transplant
- need for organ transplants
If somebody gets a diseased organ like a liver or a heart, right, they, they're, we today in modern medicine have organ transplants.
- If somebody gets a diseased organ like a liver or a heart, right, they, they're, we today in modern medicine have organ transplants.
Examples
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My mom, who works with neonates, has had at least two patients who were on the organ transplant list.
Blog text (13) -
As a result, there is a long list of people waiting for organ transplants.
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Regarding your post, what country would you choose for an organ transplant?
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What's the local policy regarding organ transplants?
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She's in need of multiple organ transplants.
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There is a waiting list for organ transplants every day; it's a rarity.
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The system is based on teams of organ transplant coordinators who are specially trained in the organ donation process.
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Technological developments in recent years have brought about a rapid increase in the number and variety of organ transplants, leading to problems in finding enough organs to meet the need.
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In recent years, bioengineering has advanced to encompass organ transplants and tissue engineering.
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She received an organ transplant to replace her failing liver, giving her a second chance at life.
Synonyms
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3.4
A medical operation to move an organ or tissue into another person's body
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4.4
An operation that moves an organ or tissue from one person to another to replace a damaged part
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3.5
A piece of healthy skin taken from one body part and placed on damaged skin to help it heal
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Moving a person's own tissue or cells to another place in their body
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A surgery that replaces a damaged cornea in the eye with healthy tissue from a donor
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The transplant of an organ or tissue from an animal into a human
An operation that replaces a damaged clear layer at the front of the eye with healthy donor tissue
How Complex
- Specialized
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3.6
- Specialized
5
6.4
2
5.4
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1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning of 'organ transplant' is directly and transparently compositional from 'organ' (a body part) + 'transplant' (a surgical transfer), so a learner who knows both words can infer it refers to surgically moving an organ from one person to another. This compound follows a common noun-noun medical naming pattern found across many languages, making it easily understandable at B1 level.
Etymology
Organ transplant comes from the simple idea of taking a healthy organ from one person and using a transplant to put it into another person, like taking a working part from one machine and fitting it into a broken one. So, organ transplant means 'to move an organ from a donor to replace a damaged organ'.