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to reimplant

to reimplant

7.2
To put a device, tissue, or organ that was removed back into its original place
  • verb
  • /ˌriːɪmˈplænt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : reimplantar
  • After removing the damaged tissue, the surgeon carefully reimplanted the healthy tissue in its original location.

Examples

  • 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.

  • 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
449 1.0

Return something to the place where it was before

is specific to returning medical devices, tissue, or organs after removal
to replace
vsto reimplant
305 1.8

Put something back where it belongs

is for returning the original medical device, tissue, or organ after removal
to reinsert
vsto reimplant
6 3.9

To put something back where it was

is used mainly for medical return of devices, tissue, or organs after removal

Antonyms

to remove
∞ 1.5

To move something or someone away from a place

Surface Forms

reimplant infinitive
reimplanted past
reimplanted past participle
reimplanting present participle
reimplants third person singular

Morphology

reimplant = implant (transparent) = re + implant

The meaning is a straightforward repetition or restoration of 'implant', namely to implant something again or back into place.

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.