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im·plan·ta·tion
(ĭm′plăn-tā′shən)n.
1.
a. The act or an instance of implanting.
b. The condition of being implanted.
2. Embryology The process by which a fertilized egg implants in the uterine lining.
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implantation
(ˌɪmplɑːnˈteɪʃən)n
1. the act of implanting or the state of being implanted
2. (Biology) Also: nidation the attachment of the blastocyst of a mammalian embryo to the wall of the uterus of the mother
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im•plan•ta•tion
(ˌɪm plænˈteɪ ʃən)n.
1. the act of implanting.
2. the state of being implanted.
3. the attachment of the early embryo to the lining of the uterus.
[1570–80]
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implantation
The process by which a blastocyst attaches itself to the lining of the uterus.
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| Noun | 1. |  implantation - (embryology) the organic process whereby a fertilized egg becomes implanted in the lining of the uterus of placental mammalsembryology - the branch of biology that studies the formation and early development of living organisms biological process, organic process - a process occurring in living organisms |
| 2. | implantation - the act of planting or setting in the ground locating, positioning, emplacement, location, placement, position - the act of putting something in a certain place | |
| 3. | implantation - a surgical procedure that places something in the human body; "the implantation of radioactive pellets in the prostate gland" surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process, surgery, operation - a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body; "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing surgery" |
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Translations
زَرْع، غَرْس
implantace
implantation
beültetés
ígræîsla
implantácia
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implantation
n
(fig) → Einimpfung f → (in sb jdm)
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implant
(imˈplaːnt) verb1. to put (ideas etc) into a person's mind.
2. to put (eg human tissue, a device etc) permanently into a part of the body.
implanˈtation nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
im·plan·ta·tion
n. implantación.
1. fijación de una parte o tejido en un área del cuerpo;
2. implantación de un óvulo fertilizado en la capa uterina.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
implantation
n implantación fEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.