implantation

Meaning

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

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɪmplɑːnˈteɪʃ(ə)n/
Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French implantation.

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