Transplantasyon

transplant; transplantationnoun

Alternative meanings

transplant; transplantation; operation of moving an organ, tissue, or cell; moving a plant to another place

Pronunciation

trans-plan-tah-SYON

Root and affixes

Adapted loanword from trasplante/transplantation. Related to transplantar, to transplant.

Variants or conjugations

transplantasyon; transplant; transplantation; organ transfer; replanting

Related words and expressions

organ; operation; doctor; body; plant; transfer

Meaning and usage notes

In medicine, transplantasyon is direct. For plant transplanting, pagbalhin sa tanom or pagtanom pag-usab may also fit.