implantation
English Thesaurus
1. a surgical procedure that places something in the human body (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process, |
| definition | : | a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body (noun.act) |
2. the act of planting or setting in the ground (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | emplacement, locating, location, placement, position, positioning, |
| definition | : | the act of putting something in a certain place (noun.act) |
3. (embryology) the organic process whereby a fertilized egg becomes implanted in the lining of the uterus of placental mammals (noun.process)
| hypernym | : | biological process, organic process, |
| definition | : | a process occurring in living organisms (noun.process) |
| domain category | : | embryology, |
| definition | : | the branch of biology that studies the formation and early development of living organisms (noun.cognition) |
4. a surgical procedure that places something in the human body (noun.act)
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