移植 — meaning in English

English meaning

• port noun A town or harbour where ships load, unload, or shelter.
• transplant verb To dig up a plant and replant it somewhere else.
• transplantation noun The surgical process of moving an organ or tissue from a donor to a recipient.

Senses

移植 is used for these senses in English:

• port (nautical) Of or relating to port, the left-hand side of a vessel when facing the bow.
• port (nautical, aviation, uncountable) The left-hand side of a vessel, including aircraft, when one is facing the front. Used to unambiguously refer to directions relative to the vessel structure, rather than to a person or object on board.
• port (also, networking) A number that delimits a connection for specific processes or parts of a network service.
• port (transitive, computing, video games) To adapt, modify, or recode to work on a different platform.
• transplant (medicine) An operation (procedure) in which tissue or an organ is transplanted: an instance of transplantation.
• transplantation A surgical operation in which an organ is moved from a donor to a recipient; an organ transplant.

port — full definition

1. noun A town or harbour where ships load, unload, or shelter.
2. noun The left-hand side of a ship or aircraft when facing forward.
3. noun A socket on a computer or device where a cable or peripheral connects.
4. verb To adapt software so it runs on a different platform or system.
5. noun A strong, sweet, fortified red wine traditionally made in Portugal.

transplant — full definition

1. verb To dig up a plant and replant it somewhere else.
2. verb In surgery, to move an organ or tissue from one body, or body part, to another.
3. noun A surgical procedure, or the organ/tissue moved, in a transplant operation.
4. noun Informal: a person who has moved from one place to live in another.

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