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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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Researchers also performed a microbiota transplantation experiment using the same model.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

Some patients with liver failure also cannot undergo transplantation because they are not healthy enough to withstand the operation.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026

Dr Leonardo Riella, from the centre for transplantation sciences at Mass General Brigham said the shortage of organs available for transplant meant " we are in a crisis".

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

The prize had nothing to do with the chicken heart, but articles about his award conflated the immortal chicken-heart cells with his transplantation work, and suddenly it sounded like he’d found the fountain of youth.

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

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