noun ·4 syllables ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The resettlement of a group of people. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   the act of removing something from one location and introducing it in another location wordnet
3. 3
   A surgical operation in which an organ is moved from a donor to a recipient; an organ transplant.; The medicosurgical specialty (field) concerned with such operations. countable, uncountable
4. 4
   an operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient) wordnet
5. 5
   A surgical operation in which an organ is moved from a donor to a recipient; an organ transplant.; A particular instance of such an operation (a single procedure): a transplant. countable, uncountable

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6. 6
   The uprooting of a tree and planting it in a new location. countable, uncountable

   "There is no tree admits of transplantation so well as the Elm, for a tree of twenty years growth will admit of a remove."

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broadcastbroadcastingcommunicationconductionconvectiondelivery

Example

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"The next discussion concerns the transplantation of prenatal tissues."

Etymology

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

Related phrases

fecal microbiota transplantationsyngeneic transplantationorgan transplant

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