Thesaurus: transplantation

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1. n. The act of transplanting, or the state of being transplanted; also, removal.
2. n. The removal of tissues from a healthy part, and the insertion of them in another place where there is a lesion; as, the transplantation of tissues in autoplasty.
3. n. The removal of a bodily organ or of tissues from one person, and the insertion of them into another person to replace a damaged organ or tissue; as, the transplantation of a heart, kidney, or liver.
4. n. an operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient)
5. n. the act of removing something from one location and introducing it in another location
6. 1. The act of transplanting, or the state of being transplanted; also, removal. The transplantation of Ulysses to Sparta. Broome. 2. (Surg.) The removal of tissues from a healthy part, and the insertion of them in another place where there is a lesion; as, the transplantation of tissues in autoplasty. 3. (Surg.) The removal of a bodily organ or of tissues from one person, and the insertion of them into another person to replace a damaged organ or tissue; as, the transplantation of a heart, kidney, or liver.
7. The removal of tissues from a healthy part, and the insertionof them in another place where there is a lesion; as, thetransplantation of tissues in autoplasty. 3. (Surg.)
8. n:100 n an operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient) n the act of removing something from one location and introducing it in another location