noun
transplantation
noun
1
The surgical process of moving an organ or tissue from a donor to a recipient.
"Transplantation of the liver has become far safer over the past few decades."
2
The act of uprooting a plant and replanting it in a new location.
"The transplantation of the young oak trees took place in early spring."
How to Use Transplantation
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe formal, often medical, word for the act of transplanting something.
Common pairings
organ transplantation
transplantation surgery
Word Forms
transplantations plural
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Etymology
From Middle French transplantation, from transplanter ("to transplant") plus the action-noun ending -ation.