reimplant
verb[T]
(alsore-implant)uk/ˌriː.ɪmˈplɑːnt/us/ˌriː.ɪmˈplænt/tofixsomething,especiallyapartof thebody, back in theplacewhere it was before:
Once theeggshave beenfertilizedthedoctorsre-implant them in themother.
Thedoctorswereunableto re-implant thehealthykidney.
- Thedentistwasableto reimplant atooththat had beenknockedout eighthoursearlier.
- They canfertilizeeggsthat are notaffectedby thefaultygeneand then reimplant these into the mother'swomb.
- Thesurgeonremovedthetumourbefore re-implanting theliver.
Medical treatment: surgery
- a nip and tuckidiom
- ablate
- adrenalectomy
- amputation
- amputee
- anaesthesiology
- anaesthetize
- excise
- implantable
- implantation
- incision
- interoperative
- intraoperative
- knife
- sex reassignment surgery
- snip
- splenectomy
- spreader
- stereotactic
- transfusion
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