meaning of transplantation
1. The act of transplanting, or the state of being transplanted; also, removal.
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.
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.
4. the act of uprooting and moving a plant to a new location; "the transplant was successful"; "too frequent transplanting is not good for
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