implantation

[ im-plan-tey-shuh n ]

/ ˌɪm plænˈteɪ ʃən /

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noun

the act of implanting.

the state of being implanted.

Pathology.

the movement of cells to a new region.
metastasis, when spontaneous.

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

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

Nearby words

implacable, implacental, implant, implant denture, implantable, implantation, implanted suture, implantology, implausible, implead, impleader

Origin of implantation

First recorded in 1570–80; implant + -ation

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This can radically upset her possibility of ovulation, fertilization, implantation and even nurturing of a pregnancy.
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It is a new birth,—the imparting of a new life,—the implantation of a new nature,—the formation of a new man.
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Can you say, ‘From God's hand I have received the granting and implantation of a new and better life?’
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During the implantation of conjugial love, the love of the sex inverts itself, and becomes the chaste love of the sex, n. 99.
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The shape of the teeth and their implantation conform to the description of the type specimen.
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(b) Solid Inoculum (or the implantation of capsules containing fluid cultivations).
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British Dictionary definitions for implantation

implantation

/ (ˌɪmplɑːnˈteɪʃən) /

noun

the act of implanting or the state of being implanted

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

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Medicine definitions for implantation

implantation

[ ĭm′plăn-tā′shən ]

n.

The act or an instance of implanting.

The condition of being implanted.

The process by which a fertilized egg implants in the uterine lining.