D defs.my
Menu ☰
Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

Transplantation

/trănˌ-zplăn-tāsh'-ən/ · Trans·plan·ta·tion · IPA /trˌænzplæntˈeɪʃən/
01 n. The act of transplanting, or the state of being transplanted; also, removal.
  1. 1.
    The act of transplanting, or the state of being transplanted; also, removal.
    “The transplantation of Ulysses to Sparta.” — Broome.
  2. 2.
    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.(Surg.)
  3. 3.
    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.(Surg.)