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reimplantation

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re⋅im⋅plan⋅ta⋅tion

[ree-im-plan-tey-shuhn]
–noun
the surgical restoration of a tooth, organ, limb, or other structure to its original site.

Origin:
1670–80; re- + implantation
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Main Entry: re·im·plan·ta·tion
Pronunciation: "rE-"im-"plan-'tA-sh&n
Function: noun
1 : the restoration of a bodilytissue or part (as a tooth) to the site from which it was removed
2 : the implantation of a fertilized egg in the uterus after it has been removed from the body and fertilized invitro —re·im·plant /-im-'plant/ transitive verb
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reimplantation re·im·plan·ta·tion (rē'ĭm-plān-tā'shən)
n.
See replantation.

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