implantation

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle French implantation. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ɪmplɑːnˈteɪʃ(ə)n/ 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 ==== == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ̃.plɑ̃.ta.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === implantation f (plural implantations) implantation === Further reading === “implantation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012