reimplantation

American  

[ree-im-plan-tey-shuhn] / ˌri ɪm plænˈteɪ ʃən /

noun

1. the surgical restoration of a tooth, organ, limb, or other structure to its original site.

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Etymology

Origin of reimplantation

First recorded in 1670–80; re- + implantation

Example Sentences

That exemption, the FDA argued, applies only when the cells or tissues aren’t changed or manipulated between extraction and reimplantation.

From Los Angeles Times

However, this does not work for long because so few follicles -- the structures that produce hormones and carry eggs -- survive through reimplantation, the researchers say.

From Science Daily

I felt better after explant and reimplantation with saline seven years ago, but the symptoms are returning, and both breasts are painful.

From Seattle Times

Reimplantation in such pregnancies isn’t physiologically possible, according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

From Seattle Times

“Reimplantation is not physiologically possible. Women with ectopic pregnancies are at risk for catastrophic hemorrhage and death in the setting of an ectopic pregnancy, and treating the ectopic pregnancy can certainly save a mom’s life,” said Zahn.

From The Guardian