reimplantation
noun
re·im·plan·ta·tion
(ˌ)rē-ˌim-ˌplan-ˈtā-shən 
plural reimplantations
1
: the restoration of a bodily tissue or part to the site from which it was removed : replantation
A lost tooth has the best chance of successful reimplantation within an hour.—
Diane Gorgas
Diane GorgasThe standard surgical correction is ureteral reimplantation through an open or laparoscopic procedure.—David A. Diamond and Tej K. Mattoo
David A. Diamond and Tej K. Mattoo2
: the implantation of an egg in the uterus after it has been removed from the body and often fertilized in vitro
Although IVF with reimplantation of fertilized eggs (ova) has long been widely used in animal breeding, the first successful birth of a human child from IVF … did not take place until 1978.—Encyclopaedia Britannica
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That exemption, the FDA argued, applies only when the cells or tissues aren’t changed or manipulated between extraction and reimplantation.
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reimplantation
noun
re·im·plan·ta·tion
ˌrē-ˌim-ˌplan-ˈtā-shən
1
: the restoration of a bodily tissue or part (as a tooth) to the site from which it was removed : replantation
2
: the implantation of an egg in the uterus after it has been removed from the body and often fertilized in vitro
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