allograft vs transplant

transplant vs allograft

allograft and transplant both are nouns.

allograft is not a verb while transplant is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
allograft	Yes	No	No	No
transplant	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, transplant is a hypernym of allograft; that is, transplant is a word with a broader meaning than allograft:

allograft: tissue or organ transplanted from a donor of the same species but different genetic makeup; recipient's immune system must be suppressed to prevent rejection of the graft
transplant: (surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient

Other hypernyms of allograft include graft.

allograft (noun)	transplant (noun)
tissue or organ transplanted from a donor of the same species but different genetic makeup; recipient's immune system must be suppressed to prevent rejection of the graft	the act of removing something from one location and introducing it in another location
	an operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient)
	(surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient

allograft (verb)	transplant (verb)
	transfer from one place or period to another
	place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient
	lift and reset in another soil or situation
	be transplantable

Difference between allograft and transplant

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