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

Bills that ban abortion, demand doctors perform the impossible and “reimplant” ectopic pregnancies, punish women and doctors under murder statutes and whose authors believe the fundamental legal principle of precedent should not apply to their cases have all shown up in state legislatures in the last couple years.

From The Guardian

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

While competition is close, Ohio probably wins scariest state of the year, with a bill requiring doctors to “reimplant an ectopic pregnancy”, a medically impossible procedure, or be charged with “abortion murder”.

From The Guardian