Dictionary Check: implantation
"implantation" is a valid word!
Scrabble
16
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Words with Friends
21
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Definition
noun
(embryology) the organic process whereby a fertilized egg becomes implanted in the lining of the uterus of placental mammals
noun
the act of planting or setting in the ground
noun
a surgical procedure that places something in the human body
Example:
"the implantation of radioactive pellets in the prostate gland"
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