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transplantation

transplantation

14 4.4
An operation that moves an organ or tissue from one person to another to replace a damaged part
  • noun
  • /trænsplæntˈeɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : trasplante
  • 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.

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Examples

  • 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.

  • The operation I performed was a brain transplantation.

  • At present, transplantation is the only possible curative therapy.

  • The only possible way to save George Kingsley's life is by a brain transplantation, an operation I performed successfully on animals.

  • And when you when you get past the body's natural ability to heal itself, then transplantation is the only option.

  • 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

transplant
vstransplantation
  • Specialized
302 3.4

A medical operation to move an organ or tissue into another person's body

includes cells and transfers between any organisms not only people or animals
organ transplant
vstransplantation
  • Specialized
11 3.6

A medical operation to move a healthy organ from one person into another who needs it

covers organs tissues and cells rather than organs alone
grafting
vstransplantation
  • Specialized
5 6.4

The act of joining one thing to another so they grow together, like a plant branch or skin

replaces damaged parts by removal and placement rather than by joining to grow
transplanting
vstransplantation
1 3.7

Moving a plant or part of the body from one place to another

is the medical operation moving organs tissues or cells between organisms

Antonyms

180 3.0

Not being accepted by people or a group

Compounds

7.5

To move a cell's nucleus and DNA into another cell for cloning or research

A method of putting the nucleus from a body cell into an egg cell whose nucleus has been removed

How Invasive

organ transplant
  • Specialized
11 3.6
transplantation
  • Specialized
14 4.4
autotransplantation
  • Specialized
1 8.1

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.