IMPLANTATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does implantation mean? 

• IMPLANTATION (noun)
  The noun IMPLANTATION has 3 senses:

1. (embryology) the organic process whereby a fertilized egg becomes implanted in the lining of the uterus of placental mammals

2. the act of planting or setting in the ground

3. a surgical procedure that places something in the human body

  Familiarity information: IMPLANTATION used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• IMPLANTATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(embryology) the organic process whereby a fertilized egg becomes implanted in the lining of the uterus of placental mammals

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Synonyms:

implantation; nidation

Hypernyms ("implantation" is a kind of...):

biological process; organic process (a process occurring in living organisms)

Domain category:

embryology (the branch of biology that studies the formation and early development of living organisms)

Derivation:

implant (fix or set securely or deeply)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The act of planting or setting in the ground

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("implantation" is a kind of...):

emplacement; locating; location; placement; position; positioning (the act of putting something in a certain place)

Derivation:

implant (fix or set securely or deeply)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A surgical procedure that places something in the human body

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Context example:

the implantation of radioactive pellets in the prostate gland

Hypernyms ("implantation" is a kind of...):

operation; surgery; surgical operation; surgical procedure; surgical process (a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body)

Derivation:

implant (fix or set securely or deeply)

 Context examples 

G. bronchialis is an opportunistic pathogen, causing infection at medical device implantation sites and wound sites in surgical patients.

(Gordonia bronchialis, NCI Thesaurus)

In response to embryo implantation, endometrial stromal cells accumulate lipid and glycogen.

(Endometrial Stromal Cell, NCI Thesaurus)

This leads to an increased difficulty of sperm entry into the uterus and implantation.

(Drospirenone, NCI Thesaurus)

The cellular and vascular changes occurring in the endometrium at the time of implantation.

(Decidual Reaction, NCI Thesaurus)

A solid composed of a piece of skin or other tissue intended for implantation into or on the body.

(Graft Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus)

A slip of skin or of other tissue for implantation.

(Graft Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Administration by injection, infusion, or implantation.

(Parenteral Route of Administration, Food and Drug Administration/CDISC)

Administration of a substance by some means other than through the gastrointestinal tract: usually through injection, infusion, or implantation.

(Parenteral Route of Administration, NCI Thesaurus)

A subject domain utilized for the submission of information encompassing and representing data, vocabulary or records related to implantation classifications.

(Implantation Classification Domain, NCI Thesaurus)

The process by which human donor cells or tissues are obtained for use in human implantation, transplantation, infusion, or transfer.

(Human Cell or Tissue Harvest, NCI Thesaurus)