implantation
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French implantation.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ɪmplɑːnˈteɪʃ(ə)n/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
implantation (countable and uncountable, plural implantations)
- (anatomy) The way in which an organ, bone, muscle etc. becomes inserted into its set place.
- Planting; securing a plant etc. into the ground.
- The introduction of a notion, idea or thought into someone's mind.
- (surgery) The act of inserting a medical implant.
- (embryology) The attachment of the fertilized ovum to the uterus wall.
- (physics) The insertion of ions into the crystal structure of another material through ion bombardment.
Derived terms
Translations
anatomy: way an organ becomes inserted into its place
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securing of a plant
introduction of an idea
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surgery: act of inserting an implant
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embryology: attachment of fertilized ovum
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physics: insertion of ions into crystal structure
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French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛ̃.plɑ̃.ta.sjɔ̃/
Audio (file)
Further reading
- “implantation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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