implantation

Meanings

Plural: implantations

Noun

• (embryology) the organic process whereby a fertilized egg becomes implanted in the lining of the uterus of placental mammals
• the act of planting or setting in the ground
• a surgical procedure that places something in the human body
  • "the implantation of radioactive pellets in the prostate gland"
• The way in which an organ, bone, muscle etc. becomes inserted into its set place.
• Planting; securing a plant etc. into the ground.
• The introduction of a notion, idea or thought into someone's mind.
• The act of inserting a medical implant.
• The attachment of the fertilized ovum to the uterus wall.
• The insertion of ions into the crystal structure of another material through ion bombardment.

Synonyms

nidation