Synonyms for transplantation
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A surgical operation in which an organ is moved from a donor to a recipient; an organ transplant. The medicosurgical specialty (field) concerned with such operations.
Related words
- Phrases
- syngeneic transplantation
Forms
- Plural
- transplantations → transplants, engraftments, transplantings…
Example sentences
- transplant Tom's body seems to be accepting the transplant.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| transplantation | rising | |
| transplant | rising | |
| transplanting | falling | |
| engraftment | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 10 letters
- transplant2
- 11 letters
- engraftment
- 13 letters
- transplanting3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (transplant2 = 2 syllables).