noun
1. (embryology) the organic process whereby a fertilized egg becomes implanted in the lining of the uterus of placental mammals
• Syn: ↑nidation
• Derivationally related forms: ↑implant
• Topics: ↑embryology
• Hypernyms: ↑organic process, ↑biological process
2. the act of planting or setting in the ground
• Derivationally related forms: ↑implant
• Hypernyms: ↑placement, ↑location, ↑locating, ↑position, ↑positioning, ↑emplacement
3. a surgical procedure that places something in the human body
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the implantation of radioactive pellets in the prostate gland
• Derivationally related forms: ↑implant
• Hypernyms: ↑operation, ↑surgery, ↑surgical operation, ↑surgical procedure, ↑surgical process
Useful english dictionary. 2012.