Definition of Implantation

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

Exact synonyms: Nidation
Category relationships: Embryology
Generic synonyms: Biological Process, Organic Process
Derivative terms: Implant

2. Noun. The act of planting or setting in the ground.
Generic synonyms: Emplacement, Locating, Location, Placement, Position, Positioning
Derivative terms: Implant

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

1. [n -S]

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

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