implantation

Other forms: implantations

Definitions of implantation

1. noun

   the act of planting or setting in the ground
   type of:

   emplacement, locating, location, placement, position, positioning

   the act of putting something in a certain place
2. noun

   a surgical procedure that places something in the human body
   “the implantation of radioactive pellets in the prostate gland”

   type of:

   operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process

   a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body
3. noun

   (embryology) the organic process whereby a fertilized egg becomes implanted in the lining of the uterus of placental mammals
   synonyms: nidation

   type of:

   biological process, organic process

   a process occurring in living organisms