'Implantation' definitions:
Definition of 'implantation'
(from WordNet)
noun
(embryology) the organic process whereby a fertilized egg becomes implanted in the lining of the uterus of placental mammals [syn: implantation, nidation]
noun
The act of planting or setting in the ground
noun
A surgical procedure that places something in the human body; "the implantation of radioactive pellets in the prostate gland"
Definition of 'Implantation'
From: GCIDE
- Implantation \Im`plan*ta"tion\, n. [Cf. F. implantation.] The act or process of implanting. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'implantation'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- absorption and regurgitation,
- brainwashing,
- catechization,
- conditioning,
- confirmation,
- deep-rootedness,
- deep-seatedness,
- dictation,
- embedment,
- entrance,
- entrenchment,
- establishment,
- fixation,
- fixedness,
- fixity,
- fixture,
- graft,
- grafting,
- imbuement,
- impaction,
- impactment,
- impregnation,
- impression,
- inculcation,
- indoctrination,
- infixation,
- infixion,
- infusion,
- injection,
- inoculation,
- insertion,
- insinuation,
- instillation,
- instillment,
- interjection,
- interpolation,
- introduction,
- intromission,
- inveteracy,
- penetration,
- perfusion,
- reindoctrination,
- stabilization,
- tessellation,
- transplant,
- transplantation