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replantation

replantation

1 8.8
A surgery that reattaches a body part cut off from the body
  • noun
  • /ˌriːplænˈteɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : reimplante
  • In the present study, we report on long-term outcomes of upper extremity replantations using both objective and patient-reported (i.e., DASH, MHQ, and HADS) measures.
  • extremity replantation
  • upper extremity replantation
  • major replantation

Examples

  • The aim of the present study was to assess the long-term outcomes of major upper extremity replantation using both objective and patient-reported outcome measures.

    Academic text (2014)

  • Additionally, we decided to focus on major replantation instead of digital replantations because the latter are relatively common and have already been well documented.

    Academic text (2014)

  • Finally, no Canadian study to date has reported on long-term major replantation outcomes.

    Academic text (2014)

  • Results: Seventeen patients underwent major upper extremity replantation surgery. The majority (16 of 17, 94%) of the included patients were male.

    Academic text (2014)

  • The doctor performed a replantation to successfully attach the severed finger back onto the patient's hand.

  • After the accident, the surgeon explained that a replantation was necessary to restore the injured limb.

  • They had to schedule a replantation for the thumb that was completely detached during the mishap.

Synonyms

reimplantation
vsreplantation
  • Specialized
1 8.4

The act of putting a body part back in its original place after it is removed or lost

is a surgical operation to join a completely severed body part
reattachment
vsreplantation
1 4.6

Putting something back where it was after it was removed

is a surgical operation for joining a completely severed body part

Antonyms

amputation
  • Specialized
34 6.5

The removal of a limb by surgery and the state of having lost one

How Complex

replantation
  • Specialized
1 8.8
cineplastics
  • Specialized
9.9
reattachment
1 4.6
suturing
  • Specialized
4 5.6

Surface Forms

replantation singular
replantations plural

Morphology

replantation = replant (semi-transparent) = re + plant + ation

The meaning of 'replantation' is not entirely transparent as it involves a specialized surgical context.

Etymology

Replantation comes from re- meaning 'again' and plant meaning 'to put or fix in a place', like the simple verb replant. Think of a gardener putting a small plant back in the soil; in medicine replantation means putting a cut-off body part back on and attaching it again.