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replantation

British  
/ ˌriːplænˈteɪʃən /

noun

  1. the reattachment of (severed limbs or parts) by surgery

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What followed was an enormous replantation effort that was bolstered by foreign aid.

From New York Times • Nov. 11, 2022

For the whole youthful family were to turn out to superintend the replantation of the much-enduring fir, which, it was hoped, might survive for many another Christmas.

From The Two Sides of the Shield by Yonge, Charlotte Mary

To understand the reasons for the Scots colonization of Ulster and the replantation in America it is necessary to look back three centuries in British history.

From Scotland's Mark on America by Black, George Fraser

In the severest forms of scalp-injuries, such as avulsion of the scalp from the entangling of the hair in machinery, skin-grafting or replantation is of particular value.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

Several countries, where the destruction has been most reckless, have been obliged to take systematic measures to control the exploitation and secure the replantation of exhausted areas.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" by Various