See Also: homotransplant(dictionary)

lien (iou) and homotransplant (iou)


lien (iou)



lien noun. M16.
[French from Old French loien from Latin ligamen bond, from ligare to tie.]
Law. A right to keep possession of property belonging to another person until a Debt due by that person is discharged.
fig.: T. Lundberg The assets are free of any lien or encumbrances. Rolling Stone A sport on which Television already had a lien.

homotransplant (iou)



homotransplant noun & verb. E20.
[from HOMO- + TRANSPLANT noun.]
Medicine & Biology.
A. noun. A piece of tissue or an organ (to be) transplanted from one individual to another of the same species. Also, an operation in which such a transplantation is performed. E20.
b. verb trans. Transplant from one individual to another of the same species. M20.
homotransplan'tation noun E20.