physiology another name for implantation (sense 2)
Word origin
from Latin nīdus nest
implantation in British English
(ˌɪmplɑːnˈteɪʃən)
noun
1.
the act of implanting or the state of being implanted
2. Also: nidation
the attachment of the blastocyst of a mammalian embryo to the wall of the uterus of the mother
nidation in American English
(naiˈdeiʃən)
noun
Embryology
implantation of an embryo in the lining of the uterus
Word origin
[1870–75 for an earlier sense; nid(us) + -ation]This word is first recorded in the period 1870–75. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: asymmetric, giveaway, immobilize, linkage, onshore-ation is used to form nouns from stems ending in -ate (separation) and, on this model, to form nouns from stems of other origin (starvation). Other words that use the affix -ation include: capitalization, concentration, polymerization, reservation, sensitization