to reimplant
1
7.2
To put a device, tissue, or organ that was removed back into its original place
- verb
- /ˌriːɪmˈplænt/
- Specialized
:
reimplantar
- After removing the damaged tissue, the surgeon carefully reimplanted the healthy tissue in its original location.
Examples
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Should we reimplant it in the same ear after the disease has been eradicated?
Academic text (1999) -
The dentist was able to reimplant the tooth after it was knocked out during the game.
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To ensure the best chance of success, you must reimplant the tooth within 30 minutes of it being lost.
Synonyms
to put back
vsto reimplant
886
1.0
Return something to the place where it was before
is specific to returning medical devices, tissue, or organs after removal
to reinsert
vsto reimplant
5
3.9
To put something back where it was
is used mainly for medical return of devices, tissue, or organs after removal
to replace
vsto reimplant
1
1.8
Put something back where it belongs
is for returning the original medical device, tissue, or organ after removal
Antonyms
Surface Forms
reimplant infinitive
reimplanted past
reimplanted past participle
reimplanting present participle
reimplants third person singular
Morphology
Etymology
Reimplant combines re- ('again') and implant ('to put in' or 'to plant'), so it literally means 'to put in again'. That's why to reimplant a device, tooth, or tissue is to put it back into its original place.