implantation

[ im-plan-tey-shuhn ]

/ 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.

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Origin of implantation

First recorded in 1570–80; implant + -ation

Words nearby implantation

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

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How to use implantation in a sentence

By this point, the embryo is ready for implantation into the uterus, which kicks off the whole development process.
Scientists Grew Human Cells in Monkey Embryos, and Yes, It’s an Ethical Minefield|Shelly Fan|April 20, 2021|Singularity Hub
The highly invasive nature of the implantation procedure means the devices are still only used for research in a very small number of patients.
Scientists Completed the First Human Trial of a Wireless High-Bandwidth Brain-Computer Interface|Edd Gent|April 12, 2021|Singularity Hub
Using a test that resembles implantation into a uterus but in a culture dish, the blastoids attached and continued to develop, with some reorganizing into structures that mimic the next stage of development.
Scientists Created an Artificial Early Embryo From Human Skin Cells|Shelly Fan|March 23, 2021|Singularity Hub
They used 8,789 time-lapse videos of developing embryos to train an algorithm that predicts the likelihood of successful embryo implantation.
How an Israeli Startup Is Using AI to Help People Make Babies|Vanessa Bates Ramirez|January 27, 2021|Singularity Hub

Using the antibiotic envelope led to an additional 40 percent reduction in major device-related infection during the first year after implantation.
How New Cardiac Implants Can Save 10,000 Lives a Year|Nick Fouriezos|October 12, 2020|Ozy
Studies have repeatedly shown that Plan B ok “does not inhibit implantation.”
Rand Paul’s Plan B for Pro-Life Critics|Olivia Nuzzi|October 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Even if morning-after pills prevented implantation, they would still work as intended: as safe contraception, not abortion pills.
Why Can’t the FDA Fix Outdated Birth Control Labels?|Tiffany Stanley|March 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Since the FDA approved Plan B in 1999, repeated studies have shown the drug does not inhibit implantation.
Why Can’t the FDA Fix Outdated Birth Control Labels?|Tiffany Stanley|March 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
IUDs, also named in the Hobby Lobby and Conestoga suits, almost certainly can inhibit implantation.
Why Can’t the FDA Fix Outdated Birth Control Labels?|Tiffany Stanley|March 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They do not, for example, refuse to cover birth control pills, many of which the FDA also warns could stop implantation.
Why Can’t the FDA Fix Outdated Birth Control Labels?|Tiffany Stanley|March 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
(b) Solid Inoculum (or the implantation of capsules containing fluid cultivations).
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique|John William Henry Eyre
During the implantation of conjugial love, the love of the sex inverts itself, and becomes the chaste love of the sex, n. 99.
The Delights of Wisdom Pertaining to Conjugial Love|Emanuel Swedenborg
The pricking of the needle may carry in epithelium and implantation dermoids may arise.
A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)|Various
Its line of implantation at the forehead was usually concealed by the hair itself.
The Mystery of Murray Davenport|Robert Neilson Stephens
He changed death into life,—taking away the sting—the implantation—of it, which is sin.
The Other Girls|Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for implantation

implantation

[ ĭm′plăn-tā′shən ]

The act or an instance of implanting.

The condition of being implanted.

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

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