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implantation

American  
[im-plan-tey-shuhn] / ˌɪm plænˈteɪ ʃən /

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.

implantation British  
/ ˌɪmplɑːnˈteɪʃən /

noun

  1. the act of implanting or the state of being implanted

  2. Also: nidation.  the attachment of the blastocyst of a mammalian embryo to the wall of the uterus of the mother

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Etymology

Origin of implantation

First recorded in 1570–80; implant + -ation

Example Sentences

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The company designs and manufactures ion implantation equipment that is critical in creating transistors on chips.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 28, 2026

Mayo Clinic cardiologist Paul A. Friedman turned to ChatGPT when he needed to weigh in on the case of a patient who needed a defibrillator implantation a few days after having heart surgery.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026

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.

From BBC • Sep. 26, 2025

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.

From Science Daily • Nov. 14, 2024

Back in 10, he’d worked on one of the beef ranches, maintaining the genetic diversity of the herd with the implantation of long-frozen cow embryos.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

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