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nidation

[nahy-dey-shuh n]
noun Embryology.
  1. implantation of an embryo in the lining of the uterus.
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Origin of nidation

1870–75 for an earlier sense; nid(us) + -ation
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British Dictionary definitions for nidation

nidation

noun
  1. physiol another name for implantation (def. 2)
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Word Origin

from Latin nīdus nest
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nidation in Medicine

nidation

(nī-dā′shən)
n.
  1. The implantation of the early embryo in the uterine mucosa.
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