trasplante
/tɾasˈplante/masculine
Transplantation in Spanish is trasplante. Wiktionary also lists trasplantación and transplantación (DEA).
Meaning: A surgical operation (noun)
Ways to say it
| Spanish | IPA | Note |
|---|---|---|
| trasplante | /tɾasˈplante/ | masculine |
| trasplantación | /tɾasplantaˈθjon/ /tɾasplantaˈsjon/ |
feminine |
| transplantación (DEA) | feminine |
The term refers to a surgical operation. Related terms include donante for donor, receptor for recipient and the verb trasplantar for to transplant.
Which one should you use?
While both terms refer to the medical process, trasplante is the more common term used to refer to the transplant itself or the organ being moved, such as in un trasplante de riñón.
How does it change in a sentence?
The masculine noun trasplante requires masculine articles like el or un. The feminine noun trasplantación requires feminine articles like la or una.
How do you pronounce it?
/tɾasˈplante/
Did you know?
- While trasplante refers to surgery in a hospital, it is also the standard term used by gardeners to describe moving a plant from one pot to another.
- In Spanish, the verb trasplantar can be used metaphorically to describe someone moving their life or identity to a new country.
- Spanish uses the prefix tras- in trasplante, which is a common simplification of the Latin-derived trans- found in English.
Examples in context
- El trasplante de órganos es una técnica médica avanzada.Transplantation of organs is an advanced medical technique.
- Anoche estuve leyendo sobre trasplante de órganos.Last night, I was reading about organ transplantation.
- Mi primo recibió un injerto de riñón la semana pasada.My cousin received a kidney transplant last week.
- El trasplante de riñón fue un éxito.The kidney transplant was a success.
- Necesita un trasplante de corazón urgente.He needs an urgent heart transplant.
- El doctor habló sobre el trasplante de médula.The doctor spoke about the bone marrow transplant.
Example conversation
Javier and Elena are talking in a hospital hallway.
- Javier¿Cómo salió el trasplante de la paciente?How did the patient's transplant go?
- ElenaTodo salió muy bien, Javier.Everything went very well, Javier.
- JavierMe alegra mucho escuchar eso.I am very happy to hear that.
- ElenaAhora ella puede descansar tranquila.Now she can rest peacefully.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “transplantation” translations and entries trasplante, trasplantación, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
