noun

implantation

im-plan-TAY-shun/ˌɪmplænˈteɪʃn/

The securing of something firmly within surrounding tissue or material.

The driver secures the screw during implantation of the dental fixture into jawbone.

A close cutaway view of a dental implant being screwed firmly into jawbone beneath the gum, with a dental driver still engaged.

Etymology

imLatininto, in

+plantFrenchto plant

+ationFrenchaction or process

The underlying image is “planting in”: inserting something so that it is established within its surroundings. In the medical sense, the surroundings are body tissue.

In context

RegisteredNurseRN6:56

make your body your endometrium specifically receptive for potential implantation of a fertilized ovum

Menstrual Cycle Phases | Female Reproductive System | Follicular Luteal Proliferative Secretory

More examples

Implantation occurs when an early embryo attaches to the uterine lining.
Cochlear implantation can help some people with severe hearing loss.
The doctor delays implantation until the infection clears.

Forms

implantation · implantations

implant verb — Place firmly within surrounding tissue or material.

Similar words

insertion: Emphasizes putting something inside, not necessarily securing it firmly.
embedding: Emphasizes setting something deeply within a surrounding substance.