transplantation
noun/trænsplænˈteɪʃən/
Frequency rank: #10,330 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
the act of moving an organ, tissue, or plant from one place or body to another.
Example sentence
The doctor explained that transplantation of the kidney would give the patient a much better quality of life.
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