implantation

implantation
noun
  1. [mass noun]the action of implanting or state of being implanted
    植入,移植;接受移植
    ■(Zoology & Medicine)(in a mammal) the attachment of the fertilized egg or blastocyst to the wall of the womb at the start of pregnancy, often delayed in some mammals by several months
    (动,医)(哺乳动物)着床(受孕初期受精卵或胚泡附着于子宫壁,常在一些哺乳动物体内持续数月)。 亦称 nidation
语源
  1. late 16th cent.: from French, from implanter 'to implant'
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