implantation
noun
im·plan·ta·tion
ˌim-ˌplan-ˈtā-shən 
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.
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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
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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
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“Implantation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/implantation. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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implantation
noun
im·plan·ta·tion
ˌim-ˌplan-ˈtā-shən
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
: 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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