implantation
pronunciation
How to pronounce implantation in British English:
UK [ˌɪmplɑ:n'teɪʃn]
How to pronounce implantation in American English:
US [ˌɪmplænˈteʃən]
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- Noun:
- (embryology) the organic process whereby a fertilized egg becomes implanted in the lining of the uterus of placental mammals
- the act of planting or setting in the ground
- a surgical procedure that places something in the human body
Word Origin
- implantation (n.)
- 1570s, from French implantation, noun of action from implanter (see implant (v.)).
Example
- 1. The cells are analysed to see if they are genetically normal and the best embryos are selected for implantation into the mother 's womb .
- 2. According to ralph catalano of the university of california , berkeley , and his colleagues , writing in the american journal of human biology , stress-induced sex selection can take place long after conception and implantation .
- 3. For implantation , the doctor and team of nurses are back .
- 4. The study overcame two problems that have bedevilled efforts to develop stem cells therapies for cardiac disease : creating heart muscle cells from embryonic stem cells ; and enabling the new cells to thrive after implantation in the damaged heart .
- 5. Fetal development after implantation , some cells become the placenta while others become the embryo .