English Explanatory Dictionary

implantation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The way in which an organ, bone, muscle etc. becomes inserted into its set place.
  2. Planting; securing a plant etc. into the ground.
  3. The introduction of a notion, idea or thought into someone's mind.
  4. The act of inserting a medical implant.
  5. The attachment of the fertilized ovum to the uterus wall.
  6. The insertion of ions into the crystal structure of another material through ion bombardment.

Pronunciation

/ɪmplɑːnˈteɪʃ(ə)n/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-implantation.wav

Word forms

implantation implantations

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French implantation.

Derived words

anti-implantation coimplantation implantation bleeding interimplantation misimplantation periimplantation postimplantation preimplantation reimplantation
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