Definition of "implantation" in English

noun

1. (anatomy) The way in which an organ, bone, muscle etc. becomes inserted into its set place.

2. Planting; securing a plant etc. into the ground.

3. The introduction of a notion, idea or thought into someone's mind.

4. (surgery) The act of inserting a medical implant.

5. (embryology) The attachment of the fertilized ovum to the uterus wall.

6. (physics) The insertion of ions into the crystal structure of another material through ion bombardment.