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replantation

British  
/ ˌriːplænˈteɪʃən /

noun

  1. the reattachment of (severed limbs or parts) by surgery

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What followed was an enormous replantation effort that was bolstered by foreign aid.

From New York Times • Nov. 11, 2022

In the severest forms of scalp-injuries, such as avulsion of the scalp from the entangling of the hair in machinery, skin-grafting or replantation is of particular value.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

Fakarava itself has suffered; the trees immediately beyond my house were all of recent replantation; and Anaa is only now recovered from a heavier stroke.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis

To understand the reasons for the Scots colonization of Ulster and the replantation in America it is necessary to look back three centuries in British history.

From Scotland's Mark on America by Black, George Fraser

For the whole youthful family were to turn out to superintend the replantation of the much-enduring fir, which, it was hoped, might survive for many another Christmas.

From The Two Sides of the Shield by Yonge, Charlotte Mary