Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun implantation

3 senses of implantation

Sense 1
implantation, nidation -- ((embryology) the organic process whereby a fertilized egg becomes implanted in the lining of the uterus of placental mammals)
       => organic process, biological process -- (a process occurring in living organisms)

Sense 2
implantation -- (the act of planting or setting in the ground)
       => placement, location, locating, position, positioning, emplacement -- (the act of putting something in a certain place)

Sense 3
implantation -- (a surgical procedure that places something in the human body; "the implantation of radioactive pellets in the prostate gland")
       => operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process -- (a medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body; "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing surgery")