transplantation

noun

the act of removing something from one location and introducing it in another location

an operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient)

Roots

transtrans- · Latin · across planta-plant · Latin · sprout, plant

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The word transplantation breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: trans-, from Latin trans (“across”); and -plant, from Latin planta (“sprout, plant”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.