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IMPLANTATION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A surgical procedure that places something in the human body

Example:

the implantation of radioactive pellets in the prostate gland

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("implantation" is a kind of...):

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)

Derivation:

implant (fix or set securely or deeply)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The act of planting or setting in the ground

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("implantation" is a kind of...):

emplacement; locating; location; placement; position; positioning (the act of putting something in a certain place)

Derivation:

implant (fix or set securely or deeply)

Sense 3

Meaning:

(embryology) the organic process whereby a fertilized egg becomes implanted in the lining of the uterus of placental mammals

Synonyms:

implantation; nidation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("implantation" is a kind of...):

biological process; organic process (a process occurring in living organisms)

Domain category:

embryology (the branch of biology that studies the formation and early development of living organisms)

Derivation:

implant (fix or set securely or deeply)

Credits

 Context examples: 

The altered uterine lining that forms during a pregnancy covering the uterine wall excluding the embryo implantation site.

(Decidua Parietalis, NCI Thesaurus)

This combination of agents alters the endometrium in such a way as to discourage implantation.

(Ethinyl Estradiol/Levonorgestrel, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene is involved in spermatogenesis, embryo implantation, expression of protease genes and neural development.

(BSG Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

The procedure aims at the reduction of the stomach size and it is usually achieved either with the implantation of a medical device or the removal of part of the stomach.

(Bariatric Surgery, NCI Thesaurus)

Surgical implantation of a breast prosthesis.

(Breast Prosthesis Implantation, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes basigin protein, plays a role in the regulation of metalloprotease gene expression, embryo implantation, spermatogenesis and neural network formation.

(BSG wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

The movement (macroscopic or microscopic) of an existing lead within the heart or vascular tree away from the original implantation site.

(Cardiac Lead Dislodgement Requiring Reposition/Reoperation, NCI Thesaurus/ACC)

This protein is involved in signal transduction that mediates protease gene expression, implantation, sperm formation and neural development.

(Basigin, NCI Thesaurus)

One of the primary functions of this cell is in implantation and in the establishment of the uteroplacental circulation since it extensively invades the spiral arteries at the placental site.

(Intermediate Type Trophoblastic Cell, NCI Thesaurus)

One potential method of NGF application would be through gene therapy or through implantation of cells that have been genetically modified ex vivo.

(Nerve Growth Factor Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)