reimplant
verb
re·im·plant
(ˌ)rē-im-ˈplant 
reimplanted; reimplanting
1
medical
: to restore or replace (something, such as a bodily tissue or part) after loss or removal : to implant (something) back into the body
Avulsion, or complete displacement of a tooth out of its socket, requires rinsing the tooth and reimplanting it into the socket.—
Colin T. Galbraith and Mark J. Glasgow
Colin T. Galbraith and Mark J. Glasgow2
medical
: to subject (something) to reimplantation
… pioneered the techniques that now make it possible to fertilize human ova outside the body of the woman who is their source and then successfully to reimplant them in her uterus …—Nature
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“Reimplant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reimplant. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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