reimplant

American  

[ree-im-plant, -plahnt] / ˌri ɪmˈplænt, -ˈplɑnt /

verb (used with object)

1. Surgery. to restore (a tooth, organ, limb, or other structure) to its original site.

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Etymology

Origin of reimplant

First recorded in 1915–20; re- + implant

Example Sentences

The goal is to remove the egg-bearing organs from people before they undergo ovary-damaging medical treatment such as chemotherapy, then reimplant them after the treatment is over.

From Science Magazine

A group of Ohio lawmakers introduced a bill to make “abortion murder” a crime and requiring doctor to try to “reimplant” ectopic pregnancies, an impossible feat.

From The Guardian

Another option was to remove and freeze some of the patient’s ovarian tissue and reimplant it when she had recovered, but the woman considered the operation too invasive.

From The Guardian

A bill to ban abortion introduced in the Ohio state legislature requires doctors to “reimplant an ectopic pregnancy” into a woman’s uterus, or face charges of “abortion murder”.

From The Guardian

A procedure to reimplant an ectopic pregnancy does not exist in medical science, and this is the second time practicing obstetricians and gynecologists have tried to tell the Ohio legislators that the idea is currently medically impossible.

From The Guardian