im|plan|ta|tion

im|plan|ta|tion
im|plan|ta|tion «IHM plan TAY shuhn», noun.
1. the act or process of implanting.
2. the state of being implanted.
3. the introduction of tissue or an organ or any living or artificial substance into the body.
4. the passage of cells from one part of the body to another.
5. the process in which an embryo becomes attached for nourishment to the uterine wall in higher mammals, or to the yolk in other vertebrates.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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