transplantation
/træns'plɑ:n'teiʃn/
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Definition
- Noun:
- The act or process of moving something from one place to another: "Transplantation" refers to the action of removing something from its original location and placing it in a different one. This can apply to plants, people, or ideas.
- The surgical procedure of transferring an organ or tissue: In medicine, "transplantation" specifically denotes the operation of moving an organ or tissue from one body (the donor) to another (the recipient) to replace a damaged or absent organ.
Examples of Usage
General Act of Moving:
- The transplantation of the young trees was done carefully in the spring.
- Cultural transplantation can be difficult when people move to a new country.
Medical Procedure:
- He is on the waiting list for a heart transplantation.
- Advances in immunosuppressive drugs have improved the success rate of organ transplantation.
Advanced Usage
"to undergo transplantation": to receive a transplant.
- The patient will undergo transplantation next week if a donor is found.
"transplantation surgery": the surgical specialty or act of performing transplants.
- She is a leading surgeon in the field of transplantation surgery.
Variants and Related Words
Transplant (n/v): The most common variant. As a noun, it can mean the thing moved (e.g., an organ, a plant) or the procedure itself. As a verb, it means to move something from one place to another.
- Noun: The kidney transplant was successful.
- Verb: We need to transplant these seedlings to larger pots.
Transplanter (n): A person or machine that transplants.
- The farmer used a mechanical transplanter for the rice crop.
Synonyms
- Transfer: The general act of moving something from one place to another.
- Grafting: In medicine and horticulture, a similar process of joining tissue or a plant part to another.
Related Phrases
Organ transplantation: The specific process of surgically transferring an organ.
- Organ transplantation saves thousands of lives each year.
Bone marrow transplantation: A specific type of transplant procedure.
- Bone marrow transplantation is a treatment for certain blood cancers.
Related Idioms
Noun
- the act of removing something from one location and introducing it in another location
- the transplant did not flower until the second year
- too frequent transplanting is not good for families
- she returned to Alabama because she could not bear transplantation
- 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