transplantation

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun an operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient)
noun the act of removing something from one location and introducing it in another location

From Middle French transplantation, from transplanter (“to transplant”) + -ation (suffix indicating an action or process).

“By first chloroforming a huge tree, I achieved a successful transplantation. — Autobiography of a Yogi, Paramahansa Yogananda
The cranial transplantation and the "atomic patterns" are admittedly scientifically and reasonably possible. — Astounding Stories, August, 1931, Various
I find I cannot touch on his mode of transplantation at all in this article. — The Journal of Sir Walter Scott: From the Original Manuscript at Abbotsford, Walter Scott

transplant, organ transplant

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