transplantation
- noun
- /trænsplæntˈeɪʃən/
- Specialized
- Invasive pneumococcal infection is still a major cause of post-transplantation morbidity.
- organ transplantation
- kidney transplantation
- liver transplantation
So yeah, I got the FUE hair transplantation.
- So yeah, I got the FUE hair transplantation.
- We hate to take cells and then using what I show you before on disorderized tissue to make new intestine for transplantation.
Examples
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Non-live vaccines are tolerable for transplantation candidates and transplant recipients.
Academic text (2017) -
They have chronic bronchitis, which leads to severe lung loss of lung function and often the requirement for transplantation of the lungs.
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The operation I performed was a brain transplantation.
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At present, transplantation is the only possible curative therapy.
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The only possible way to save George Kingsley's life is by a brain transplantation, an operation I performed successfully on animals.
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And when you when you get past the body's natural ability to heal itself, then transplantation is the only option.
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If none is available, then cadaveric kidney transplantation alone or combined kidney-pancreas transplantation is recommended.
Academic text (1995) -
Many insurance companies continue to classify lung transplantation as an experimental procedure and hesitate to provide coverage.
Academic text (1990) -
Current curative treatments include liver transplantation or surgical resection.
Academic text (2017) -
The doctor explained that a successful kidney transplantation can greatly improve the patient's quality of life.
Synonyms
A medical operation to move an organ or tissue into another person's body
A medical operation to move a healthy organ from one person into another who needs it
The act of joining one thing to another so they grow together, like a plant branch or skin
Moving a plant or part of the body from one place to another
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
To move a cell's nucleus and DNA into another cell for cloning or research
- Specialized
A method of putting the nucleus from a body cell into an egg cell whose nucleus has been removed
How Invasive
- Specialized
- Specialized
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
transplantation = transplant (transparent) = transplant + ation
The medical sense names the operation (act/process) derived directly from 'transplant' + '-ation', so the formation is regular and clear.
Etymology
Transplantation comes from trans- 'across' and plant 'to put in the ground', and a helpful image is 'planting' a new part into a new place. In medicine this image becomes clear: a medical transplantation is moving an organ or tissue into someone's body to replace a damaged or missing part.