Implantation

Implantation may have the following meanings.

  • Implantation (human embryo), an event that occurs early in human pregnancy in which the human embryo adheres to the wall of the uterus
  • Ion implantation, insertion of ions, in semiconductor device fabrication
  • Implant (medicine), insertion of implants
  • Endometrial transplantation as part of the theory of retrograde menstruation in endometriosis
  • The dictionary definition of embryo at Wiktionary

Famous quotes containing the word implantation:

    “A cynic might conclude that the real purpose of the $500 million-a-year implant business is the implantation of fat in the bellies and rumps of underemployed plastic surgeons.”
    —Barbara Ehrenreich (b. 1941)