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Definition of Implantation

1. Noun. (embryology) the organic process whereby a fertilized egg becomes implanted in the lining of the uterus of placental mammals.

2. Noun. The act of planting or setting in the ground.

3. Noun. A surgical procedure that places something in the human body. "The implantation of radioactive pellets in the prostate gland"

Definition of Implantation

1. n. The act or process of implanting.

Definition of Implantation

1. Noun. (anatomy) The way in which an organ, bone, muscle etc. becomes inserted into its set place. ¹

2. Noun. Planting; securing a plant etc. into the ground. ¹

3. Noun. The introduction of a notion, idea or thought into someone's mind. ¹

4. Noun. (surgery) The act of inserting a medical implant. ¹

5. Noun. (embryology) The attachment of the fertilized ovum to the uterus wall. ¹

6. Noun. (physics) The insertion of ions into the crystal structure of another material through ion bombardment. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Implantation

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Medical Definition of Implantation

1. The insertion or grafting into the body of biological, living, inert or radioactive material. Origin: L. Plantare = to set This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Implantation

impishness impishnesses impiteous implacabilities implacability implacable implacableness implacably implacental implacentalia

implacentals implant implant denture implant denture substructure implantable implantation (current term) implantation cone implantation cyst implantation graft implantations

implanted implanted suture implantee implanter implanters implanting implants implate

Literary usage of Implantation

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics by The American College of Surgeons, Franklin H. Martin Memorial Foundation (1921)
"The valve in a dog's intestine following submucous implantation. ... Preparing the duct for implantation. J. Duct has been cut; the end is being split; ..."

2. Medical Record by George Frederick Shrady, Thomas Lathrop Stedman (1897)
"In three of the four cases in which unilateral exclusion by implantation was ... In one of them the implantation was done on May I3th. On May 20th some ..."

3. Oxford Loose-leaf Surgery by F. F. Burghard, Allen Buckner Kanavel (1919)
"implantation of the ureter on the skin has been resorted to in a considerable number of cases, Le Dentu being the first to employ it; but it seems to be ..."

4. Surgical and mechanical treatment of peripheral nerves by Byron Stookey, Gotthelf Carl Huber (1922)
"CHAPTER IV DIRECT NERVE implantation AND DIRECT MUSCLE implantation DIRECT NERVE implantation Both experimental and clinical evidence show that if the ..."

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