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transplantation

transp·lan·ta·tion

US/ˌtrænzplæˈnteɪʃʌn/ rare

noun

1.

the transportation of people (as a family or colony) to a new settlement (as after an upheaval of some kind)

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2.

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

  • “he had a kidney transplant”
  • “the long-term results of cardiac transplantation are now excellent”
  • “a child had a multiple organ transplant two months ago”
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3.

the act of uprooting and moving a plant to a new location

  • “the transplant was successful”
  • “too frequent transplanting is not good for plants”
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Origin

From Middle French transplantation, from transplanter (“to transplant”) + -ation (suffix indicating an action or process).

Phrases

  • fecal microbiota transplantation
  • syngeneic transplantation

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