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Transplant vs Antirejection - What's the difference?

transplant | antirejection |

In medicine|lang=en terms the difference between transplant and antirejection

is that transplant is (medicine) a transplanted organ or tissue while antirejection is (medicine) acting to prevent rejection of a transplanted organ or tissue.

As a verb transplant

is to uproot (a growing plant), and plant it in another place.

As a noun transplant

is an act of uprooting and moving (something).

As an adjective antirejection is

(medicine) acting to prevent rejection of a transplanted organ or tissue.

transplant

English

Verb

(transplanting) (en verb)
  • To uproot (a growing plant), and plant it in another place.
  • To remove (something) and establish its residence in another place; to resettle or relocate.
  • (medicine) To transfer (tissue or an organ) from one body to another, or from one part of a body to another.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An act of uprooting and moving (something).
  • Anything that is transplanted.
  • (medicine) An operation in which tissue or an organ is transplanted.
  • (medicine) A transplanted organ or tissue.
  • (US) Someone who is not native to their area of residence.
  • * 2012 , Lauren Collins, The New Yorker , 29 Oct 2012:
  • The Seigneur summoned the island's doctor, a young transplant from London named Peter Counsell, who determined that Mrs. Beaumont had suffered a stroke.

    antirejection

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (medicine) Acting to prevent rejection of a transplanted organ or tissue
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=April 5, author=Pat Borzi, title=For a Reds Prospect, Dreaming the Big League Dream, Again, work=New York Times citation
  • , passage=Like most transplant recipients, Kainer takes daily antirejection medication and takes precautions for a diminished immune system. }}