nidation

[nahy-dey-shuh n]

noun Embryology.

implantation of an embryo in the lining of the uterus.

Origin of nidation

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

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British Dictionary definitions for nidation

nidation

noun

physiol another name for implantation (def. 2)

Word Origin for nidation

from Latin nīdus nest

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nidation in Medicine

nidation

[nī-dā′shən]

n.

The implantation of the early embryo in the uterine mucosa.