vt :  to transfer from one place to another : esp  :  to transfer (an organ or tissue) from one part or individual to another <ed one twin's kidney to the other> 
, n 1  :  something (as an organ or part) that is transplanted  2  :  the act or process of transplanting  :  TRANSPLANTATION <the only physician in the country who could perform the >  .
 
 
 
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