Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

transplantation

/tɹˌænzplæntˈeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.23 in modern English

Syllables
trans-plan-ta-tion
IPA
/tɹˌænzplæntˈeɪʃən/
17
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A surgical operation in which an organ is moved from a donor to a recipient; an organ transplant.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A surgical operation in which an organ is moved from a donor to a recipient; an organ transplant.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The uprooting of a tree and planting it in a new location.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The resettlement of a group of people.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle French transplantation, from transplanter (“to transplant”) + -ation (suffix indicating an action or process).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: transplantation

Usage

Inflected Forms

transplantations (plural)

Derived Forms

allotransplantation autotransplantation cotransplantation haplotransplantation heterotransplantation homeotransplantation homotransplantation isotransplantation microtransplantation neurotransplantation nontransplantation orthotransplantation

Phrases

fecal microbiota transplantation syngeneic transplantation

Synonyms

transplant transplanting organ transplant

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization nation location application

Questions

How do you pronounce transplantation?
The recorded pronunciation is /tɹˌænzplæntˈeɪʃən/.
What does transplantation mean?
A surgical operation in which an organ is moved from a donor to a recipient; an organ transplant.
Where does transplantation come from?
It is traced to Middle French.

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