transplantation
- 01 B2 Upper Intermediate
a medical operation where a healthy organ is moved from one person's body into another person.
the surgical procedure of transferring an organ or tissue from a donor to a recipient to replace a damaged or failing system.
Simple“The patient is recovering well after his heart transplantation last week.”
In context“Advances in immunosuppressive therapy have significantly improved the long-term success rates of renal transplantation in elderly patients.”
UsageOften used as an uncountable noun for the field of medicine, but countable when referring to specific operations.
Synonyms - 02 C1 Advanced
the act of digging up a plant and planting it again in a different spot.
the botanical process of uprooting a plant and replanting it in a new location or container.
Simple“Spring is the best time for the transplantation of young fruit trees.”
In context“Careful transplantation is required to ensure that the delicate root systems are not shocked by the change in soil composition.”
Synonymsreplantingrepotting - 03 C1 Advanced
moving a group of people from their home to a new area or country.
the relocation or resettlement of a population or social group to a new geographical region.
Simple“The transplantation of the community to the city caused many social problems.”
In context“Historians studied the forced transplantation of these tribes, noting the profound impact on their cultural identity and linguistic traditions.”
Synonyms
“The service's head of organ transplantation, Anthony Clarkson, said it had been using a system for urgent communications to transplant teams where speed can be critical.”
“The BBC reported in March that the UK, once a world leader, had fallen behind major Western nations in heart and lung transplantation, though it fares better in other areas such as kidney transplantation.”
From Middle French transplantation, from transplanter (“to transplant”) + -ation (suffix indicating an action or process).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.