to restore (a tooth, organ, limb, or other structure) to its original site
Word origin
[1915–20; re- + implant]This word is first recorded in the period 1915–20. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: GI, conditioning, costar, feedback, takeoutre- is a prefix, occurring originally in loanwords from Latin, used with the meaning“again” or “again and again” to indicate repetition, or with the meaning “back” or“backward” to indicate withdrawal or backward motion. Other words that use the affixre- include: refurbish, regenerate, retrace, retype, revert
Examples of 'reimplant' in a sentence
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Only 15.8% would reimplant the tooth themselves.
B. Touré, F. Léye Benoist, B. Faye, AW. Kane, S. Kaadioui 2011, 'Primary School Teachers' Knowledge Regarding Emergency Management of Avulsed PermanentIncisors', Journal of Dentistry of Tehran University of Medical Scienceshttp://journals.tums.ac.ir/upload_files/pdf/_/19628.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The decision was made to reimplant a permanent dual chamber pacemaker with the algorithm of atrial dynamic overdrive.
Rađen Goran, Rafajlovski Saša I., Perišić Zoran, Romanović Radoslav 2005, 'Dual chamber pacemaker in the treatment of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation', Vojnosanitetski Pregledhttp://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0042-8450/2005/0042-84500504329R.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)