mid-15c., from Late Latin transplantare "plant again in a different place," from Latin trans- "across" (see trans-) + plantare "to plant" (see plant (v.)). Extended to people (1550s) and then to organs or tissue (1786). Related: Transplanted; transplanting.
transplant (n.)
1756, in reference to plants, from transplant (v.); in reference to surgical transplanting of human organs or tissue it is first recorded 1951, but not in widespread use until Christiaan Barnard performed the world's first successful heart transplant in 1967 at Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa. Meaning "person not native to his place of residence" is recorded from 1961.
例文
1. The arteries are diseased and a transplant is the only hope.
動脈はすでに病変が発生しており、移植は唯一の希望である。
2.Only 12 weeks ago he underwent major heart transplant surgery.12週間前にリスクの高い心臓移植手術を受けたばかりだ。
3.I was on dialysis for seven years before my first transplant .
最初の腎移植を行う前に、7年間透析をしました。
4.There are 2000 children worldwide who need a bone marrow transplant .
世界中で2000人の子供が骨髄移植を必要としている。
5.Harefield Hospital has become world-famous for its pioneering heart transplant surgery.