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retransplantation

retransplantation

1 9.4
Putting a new organ or tissue into a person's body again after the first one failed
  • noun
  • /ˌriːtrænspɒnˈteɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : retransplante
  • The patient underwent retransplantation after the initial organ transplant was rejected by their body.

Examples

  • Retransplantation has been tried in patients whose first graft failed due to HBV recurrence, but further infection is the rule.

    Academic text (1994)

  • Postoperative data included retransplantation, return to surgery, and acute renal failure.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Doctors performed a retransplantation to replace the failed kidney with a new one from a compatible donor.

  • In cases of organ rejection, retransplantation may provide a second chance for the patient to regain organ function.

Antonyms

abandonment
26 3.6

Leaving someone or something and not coming back

Surface Forms

retransplantation singular
retransplantations plural

Morphology

retransplantation = transplantation (semi-transparent) = re + trans + plant + ation

Adding 're-' to 'transplantation' straightforwardly gives the meaning 'transplantation again'.

Etymology

Retransplantation is built from re- meaning 'again' and transplantation, which has trans- 'across' and plant 'to put in a new place'. So retransplantation means doing a transplant 'again', for example giving a patient a new organ after the first one failed.