"transplantation" in the noun sense
1. transplant, transplantation, organ transplant
an operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient
"he had a kidney transplant"
"the long-term results of cardiac transplantation are now excellent"
"a child had a multiple organ transplant two months ago"
2. transplant, transplantation, transplanting
the act of removing something from one location and introducing it in another location
"the transplant did not flower until the second year"
"too frequent transplanting is not good for families"
"she returned to Alabama because she could not bear transplantation"
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