implantation Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun (embryology) the organic process whereby a fertilized egg becomes implanted in the lining of the uterus of placental mammals
    nidation.
  2. noun the act of planting or setting in the ground
  3. noun a surgical procedure that places something in the human body
    • the implantation of radioactive pellets in the prostate gland

WordNet

Im`plan*ta"tion noun
Etymology
Cf. F. implantation.
Definitions
  1. The act or process of implantating.

Webster 1913