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transplantation

noun

Simple meaning

A surgical operation in which an organ is moved from a donor to a recipient.

Pronunciation

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tranzplantayshuhn

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IPA pronunciation (US)

tɹænzplænˈteɪʃən

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Definition

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noun

  1. A surgical operation in which an organ is moved from a donor to a recipient; an organ transplant.

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

  3. A particular instance of such an operation (a single procedure): a transplant.

  4. The medicosurgical specialty (field) concerned with such operations.

  5. The uprooting of a tree and planting it in a new location.

  6. The resettlement of a group of people.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
B2 · Upper Intermediate (estimated)
Frequency
Moderately Common
Typical Use
Varies by meaning

Word Aura™

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Aura for this meaning

This meaning: A surgical operation in which an organ is moved from a donor to a recipient; an organ transplant.

Used this way, transplantation is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a clinical use: it belongs to medical description, where it is factual rather than emotive.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Specialist/technical
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Specialized
Connotation
Clinical and technical
Usage feel
Technical and specialized

Where it naturally appears

  • Medicine/healthcare
  • Science
  • Technical/specialist writing

Usage note

In general conversation this sense usually needs explaining — outside its field, people reach for a plainer word.

Nearby words

  • transplant , a specialist term, precise but narrower

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Common Patterns and Combinations

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Surgical / particular

liver transplantationorgan transplantationlung transplantationkidney transplantation

Other combinations

heart transplantationpancreas transplantationmarrow transplantationrenal transplantation

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Synonyms

Sense: surgical operation in which an organ is moved from a donor to a recipient

transplantTechnical

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