Meaning of IMPLANTATION
| Pronunciation: | | `implan'teyshun
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- [n] a surgical procedure that places something in the human body; "the implantation of radioactive pellets in the prostate gland"
- [n] the act of planting or setting in the ground
- [n] (embryology) the organic process whereby a fertilized egg becomes implanted in the lining of the uterus of placental mammals
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| | Synonyms: | | nidation |
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| | See Also: | | biological process, emplacement, locating, location, operation, organic process, placement, position, positioning, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Im`plan*ta"tion\, n. [Cf. F. implantation.]
The act or process of implantating.
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| | Definition: | | Attachment of the fertilized egg to the uterine lining, usually occurring five to seven days after ovulation. |
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| | Related Terms: | | absorption and regurgitation, brainwashing, catechization, conditioning, confirmation, deep-rootedness, deep-seatedness, dictation, embedment, entrance, entrenchment, establishment, fixation, fixedness, fixity, fixture, graft, grafting, imbuement, impaction, impactment, impregnation, impression, inculcation, indoctrination, infixation, infixion, infusion, injection, inoculation, insertion, insinuation, instillation, instillment, interjection, interpolation, introduction, intromission, inveteracy, penetration, perfusion, reindoctrination, stabilization, tessellation, transplant, transplantation |
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