Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with transplant in American Collocation
transplant
noun
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ˈtrænsˌplænt/
have a transplant
get
have
receive
undergo
I had a kidney transplant in 1996.
do a transplant
carry out
do
perform
The hospital performs several transplants every month and donors are drawn from a national list.
need a transplant
await
need
require
He is awaiting a liver transplant.
react badly to a transplant
reject
Drugs are used to prevent your immune system from rejecting the transplant.
person who has a transplant
patient
recipient
Transplant patients are typically referred to the transplant unit at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.
operation
operation
surgery
Pat’s transplant operation was carried out at the Royal Liverpool Hospital.
person or people who do the transplant
surgeon
team
A specialist transplant surgeon will look at all your test results and decide whether you are likely to make a good recovery from the surgery.
person who gives the organ
donor
Time was running out for Steve, as the search for a transplant donor failed.
rejection
rejection
Our goal is to identify the factors underlying organ transplant rejection.