implantation, n.
(implantations)
(implantations)
a surgical procedure that places something in the human body
<noun.act>
implantation
sample sentences
"the implantation of radioactive pellets in the prostate gland"
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the act of planting or setting in the ground
<noun.act>
implantation
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
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hypernym
(embryology) the organic process whereby a fertilized egg becomes implanted in the lining of the uterus of placental mammals
<noun.process>
implantation nidation
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