the act of replacing tissue or another structure to the same place from which it was removed or lost
reimplantation in American English
(ˌriɪmplænˈteiʃən)
noun
the surgical restoration of a tooth, organ, limb, or other structure to its original site
Word origin
[1670–80; re- + implantation]This word is first recorded in the period 1670–80. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: bonding, generic, guarantee, routine, templatere- is a prefix, occurring originally in loanwords from Latin, used with the meaning“again” or “again and again” to indicate repetition, or with the meaning “back” or“backward” to indicate withdrawal or backward motion. Other words that use the affixre- include: refurbish, regenerate, retrace, retype, revert
Examples of 'reimplantation' in a sentence
reimplantation
In those cases, ovarian tissue can be removed and stored for later reimplantation.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
Another branch centers on the use of organs made from one's own tissue and grown outside the body for reimplantation.