transplantation

(noun)

noun

1. an operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient)

- the long-term results of cardiac transplantation are now excellent

Similar word(s): transplant

Definition categories: act, operation, surgery

2. the act of removing something from one location and introducing it in another location

- she returned to Alabama because she could not bear transplantation

Similar word(s): transplant, transplanting

Definition categories: act, movement