Definition

1. 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

1. 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
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