noun

transplantation

trans-plan-TAY-shun/ˌtrænsplænˈteɪʃn/

The relocation of a living thing to a new sustaining site.

The plant's transplantation moves its intact roots into the larger pot.

Two small plant pots, original empty with loose soil and new larger pot holding transferred intact rootball while hands settle soil; transfer complete, no arrows or text.

Etymology

transLatinacross, beyond

+plantLatinto plant

+ationFrenchact or process

The action noun names planting something anew elsewhere, originally a living plant shifted to new soil. Its surgical meaning extends that relocation to living organs or tissue.

In context

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More examples

The seedlings need regular watering after transplantation.
Doctors recommend bone marrow transplantation to treat her disease.
Skin transplantation helps repair the badly burned area.

Forms

transplantation · transplantations

transplant verb — Transfer living tissue or plants elsewhere.

Similar words

grafting: Grafting emphasizes attaching living tissue so it joins and grows.
replanting: Replanting concerns plants, not the surgical transfer of organs.