implantation
noun /ˌɪmplɑːnˈteɪʃn/
/ˌɪmplænˈteɪʃn/
[uncountable]- implantation (of something) (in/into something) the act of putting something (usually something artificial) into a part of the body, usually in a medical operation
- heart procedures such as pacemaker implantation
- implantation (of something) (in/into something) the process by which an egg or an embryo becomes fixed inside the body of a person or an animal so that it can start to develop
- the implantation of the fertilized ovum
- the act of fixing an idea, attitude, etc. in somebody's mind
- the implantation of Western notions of democracy