transplant vs corneal transplant

transplant and corneal transplant both are nouns.

transplant is a verb but corneal transplant is not a verb.

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

As nouns, corneal transplant is a hyponym of transplant; that is, corneal transplant is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than transplant:

transplant: an operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient)
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

Other hyponyms of transplant include corneal graft, keratoplasty, xenotransplant, xenotransplantation.

transplant (noun)	corneal transplant (noun)
the act of removing something from one location and introducing it in another location	a surgical procedure in which part or all of a damaged or diseased cornea is replaced by healthy corneal tissue from a donor
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

transplant (verb)	corneal 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

transplant vs corneal transplant

transplant and corneal transplant both are nouns.

transplant is a verb but corneal transplant is not a verb.

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