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transplantation

American  
[trans-plan-tay-shuhn] / ˌtræns plænˈteɪ ʃən /

noun

  1. the act, process, or fact of transplanting.


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Like bone-marrow transplantation, current Crispr-based treatment requires intensive chemotherapy and prolonged recovery.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

The group included healthy volunteers as well as people with diseases or treatments associated with immune suppression, including HIV, multiple myeloma, solid organ malignancy, autoimmune disease, inflammatory bowel disease and solid organ transplantation.

From Science Daily Aug. 21, 2026

In addition, half of the six UK heart and lung transplantation centres have lost their top surgeon in the past two years, as the medics seek opportunities abroad.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

The entire organ donation and transplantation system ultimately relies on one fragile resource: public trust.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

Months later, Carrel won a Nobel Prize for his blood-vessel- suturing technique and his contributions to organ transplantation, and he became an instant celebrity.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

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