Definition of "implantation" []

• The act or an instance of implanting. (noun)
• The condition of being implanted. (noun)
• Embryology The process by which a fertilized egg implants in the uterine lining. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "If implantation is recommended, a surgery date is scheduled."
• "Diagnosing embryos for genetic flaws or disease before implantation is "shameful and reprehensible.""
• "You can buy the ceramic flowers, but the artist (Simone Van Bakel) admits the implantation is only a concept, and the images are photoshopped."