implantation

noun

im·​plan·​ta·​tion ˌim-ˌplan-ˈtā-shən How to pronounce implantation (audio)
1
a
: the act or process of implanting something
b
: the state resulting from being implanted
2
in placental mammals : the process of attachment of the early embryo to the maternal uterine wall

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The silver gallium functions as a natural antibacterial agent, and was found in animal testing to fight infection at the joint implantation site. New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2025 Reinsve plays Zoe, the woman who rents her body for the implantation of Bernal’s wife’s consciousness. Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 22 Aug. 2025 Photograph: Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images A team of researchers at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) in Spain has succeeded, for the first time, in recording in real time and in 3D the implantation of a human embryo. Javier Carbajal, Wired News, 20 Aug. 2025 Past studies have observed tissue deformations that suggest cells apply force — when migrating and invading tumors, for example — and Ojosnegros and his team wanted to explore the hypothesis that this also happens in implantation. Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for implantation

Word History

First Known Use

1578, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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The first known use of implantation was in 1578

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Kids Definition

implantation

noun
im·​plan·​ta·​tion ˌim-ˌplan-ˈtā-shən How to pronounce implantation (audio)
1
: the act of implanting something
2
: the process of becoming implanted or the resulting state

Medical Definition

implantation

noun
im·​plan·​ta·​tion ˌim-ˌplan-ˈtā-shən How to pronounce implantation (audio)
: the act or process of implanting or the state of being implanted: as
a
: the placement of a natural or artificial tooth in an artificially prepared socket in the jawbone
b
in placental mammals : the process of attachment of the embryo to the maternal uterine wall

called also nidation

c
: medical treatment by the insertion of an implant

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