implantation

[im-plan-tey-shuhn]

noun

1. the act of implanting.

2. the state of being implanted.

3. Pathology.

   1. the movement of cells to a new region.

   2. metastasis, when spontaneous.

4. Medicine/Medical.,  the application of solid medicine underneath the skin.

5. Embryology.,  the attachment of the early embryo to the lining of the uterus.

Word History and Origins

Origin of implantation¹

First recorded in 1570–80; implant + -ation

Example Sentences

"Rather than ion implantation, molecular beam epitaxy was used to precisely incorporate gallium atoms into the germanium's crystal lattice," says Julian Steele, a physicist at the University of Queensland and a co-author of the study.

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Four to five weeks after implantation of the chip in one eye, patients began using the glasses.

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They had two options – either have a version of IVF whereby the embryo is tested for the gene before implantation, or conceive naturally and have the developing embryo tested.

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Three deaths occurred in the group with reconditioned pacemakers, but none were related to the implantation procedure, device infection or malfunction.

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Their findings, published in Developmental Science, show that a higher proportion of shape-based nouns in a child's vocabulary shortly after cochlear implantation was associated with better language development for the next three years.

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