Transplantation /(?)/

Trans·plan·ta·tion

Transplantation

n.
  1. The act of transplanting, or the state of being transplanted; also, removal.
    The transplantation of Ulysses to Sparta.
    — Broome.
  2. The removal of tissues from a healthy part, and the insertion of them in another place where there is a lesion; as, the transplantation of tissues in autoplasty. (Surg.)
  3. The removal of a bodily organ or of tissues from one person, and the insertion of them into another person to replace a damaged organ or tissue; as, the transplantation of a heart, kidney, or liver. (Surg.)