Transplantation (Noun)
Meaning 1
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".
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The success of the kidney transplantation procedure depends on the compatibility of the donor and the recipient.
- The team of surgeons performed a complex transplantation of the patient's liver from a matching donor.
- The botanist spent years studying the effects of transplantation on the growth habits of rare plant species.
- The company's rapid transplantation to a new state was intended to stimulate economic growth but caused significant disruption to the community.
- The psychologist specialized in counseling families undergoing transplantation to a new city due to career changes.
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Meaning 2
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".
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The patient underwent a successful liver transplantation surgery.
- Corneal transplantation is a relatively simple procedure.
- The medical team performed a heart-lung transplantation on the young woman.
- The doctor specialized in kidney transplantation and had performed over a thousand surgeries.
- The hospital was renowned for its innovative approaches to organ transplantation and donation.