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corneal transplant vs transplant

transplant vs corneal transplant

corneal transplant and transplant both are nouns.

corneal transplant is not a verb while transplant is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
corneal transplant Yes No No No
transplant Yes No Yes No
As nouns, transplant is a hypernym of corneal transplant; that is, transplant is a word with a broader meaning than corneal transplant:
  • corneal transplant: a surgical procedure in which part or all of a damaged or diseased cornea is replaced by healthy corneal tissue from a donor
  • transplant: an operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient)
Other hypernyms of corneal transplant include anaplasty, plastic surgery, reconstructive surgery, organ transplant, transplantation.
corneal transplant (noun) transplant (noun)
a surgical procedure in which part or all of a damaged or diseased cornea is replaced by healthy corneal tissue from a donor 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
corneal transplant (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 corneal transplant and transplant

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