reimplantation

noun

re·​im·​plan·​ta·​tion (ˌ)rē-ˌim-ˌplan-ˈtā-shən 

plural reimplantations

1

: the restoration of a bodily tissue or part to the site from which it was removed : replantation

A lost tooth has the best chance of successful reimplantation within an hour.

—Diane Gorgas

The standard surgical correction is ureteral reimplantation through an open or laparoscopic procedure.

—David A. Diamond and Tej K. Mattoo

2

: the implantation of an egg in the uterus after it has been removed from the body and often fertilized in vitro

Although IVF with reimplantation of fertilized eggs (ova) has long been widely used in animal breeding, the first successful birth of a human child from IVF … did not take place until 1978.

—Encyclopaedia Britannica

Examples of reimplantation in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

That exemption, the FDA argued, applies only when the cells or tissues aren’t changed or manipulated between extraction and reimplantation. —Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1868, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

reimplantation

noun

re·​im·​plan·​ta·​tion ˌrē-ˌim-ˌplan-ˈtā-shən 

1

: the restoration of a bodily tissue or part (as a tooth) to the site from which it was removed : replantation

2

: the implantation of an egg in the uterus after it has been removed from the body and often fertilized in vitro

reimplant

-im-ˈplant 

transitive verb