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nidation

American  
[nahy-dey-shuhn] / naɪˈdeɪ ʃən /

noun

Embryology.

  1. implantation of an embryo in the lining of the uterus.

nidation British  
/ naɪˈdeɪʃən /

noun

  1. physiol another name for implantation

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Etymology

Origin of nidation

1870–75 for an earlier sense; nid(us) + -ation

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