implantation
the act of implanting.
the state of being implanted.
Pathology.
the movement of cells to a new region.
metastasis, when spontaneous.
Medicine/Medical. the application of solid medicine underneath the skin.
Embryology. the attachment of the early embryo to the lining of the uterus.
Origin of implantation
1Words Nearby implantation
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How to use implantation in a sentence
By this point, the embryo is ready for implantation into the uterus, which kicks off the whole development process.
Scientists Grew Human Cells in Monkey Embryos, and Yes, It’s an Ethical Minefield | Shelly Fan | April 20, 2021 | Singularity HubThe highly invasive nature of the implantation procedure means the devices are still only used for research in a very small number of patients.
Scientists Completed the First Human Trial of a Wireless High-Bandwidth Brain-Computer Interface | Edd Gent | April 12, 2021 | Singularity HubUsing a test that resembles implantation into a uterus but in a culture dish, the blastoids attached and continued to develop, with some reorganizing into structures that mimic the next stage of development.
Scientists Created an Artificial Early Embryo From Human Skin Cells | Shelly Fan | March 23, 2021 | Singularity HubThey used 8,789 time-lapse videos of developing embryos to train an algorithm that predicts the likelihood of successful embryo implantation.
How an Israeli Startup Is Using AI to Help People Make Babies | Vanessa Bates Ramirez | January 27, 2021 | Singularity HubUsing the antibiotic envelope led to an additional 40 percent reduction in major device-related infection during the first year after implantation.
Studies have repeatedly shown that Plan B ok “does not inhibit implantation.”
Even if morning-after pills prevented implantation, they would still work as intended: as safe contraception, not abortion pills.
Why Can’t the FDA Fix Outdated Birth Control Labels? | Tiffany Stanley | March 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSince the FDA approved Plan B in 1999, repeated studies have shown the drug does not inhibit implantation.
Why Can’t the FDA Fix Outdated Birth Control Labels? | Tiffany Stanley | March 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIUDs, also named in the Hobby Lobby and Conestoga suits, almost certainly can inhibit implantation.
Why Can’t the FDA Fix Outdated Birth Control Labels? | Tiffany Stanley | March 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThey do not, for example, refuse to cover birth control pills, many of which the FDA also warns could stop implantation.
Why Can’t the FDA Fix Outdated Birth Control Labels? | Tiffany Stanley | March 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST(b) Solid Inoculum (or the implantation of capsules containing fluid cultivations).
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique | John William Henry EyreDuring the implantation of conjugial love, the love of the sex inverts itself, and becomes the chaste love of the sex, n. 99.
The Delights of Wisdom Pertaining to Conjugial Love | Emanuel SwedenborgThe pricking of the needle may carry in epithelium and implantation dermoids may arise.
Its line of implantation at the forehead was usually concealed by the hair itself.
The Mystery of Murray Davenport | Robert Neilson StephensHe changed death into life,—taking away the sting—the implantation—of it, which is sin.
The Other Girls | Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney
British Dictionary definitions for implantation
/ (ˌɪmplɑːnˈteɪʃən) /
the act of implanting or the state of being implanted
Also: nidation the attachment of the blastocyst of a mammalian embryo to the wall of the uterus of the mother
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