implantations

Placing devices inside

Implantations is the plural of implantation, which refers to the act or process of implanting something—embedding or inserting it into a larger structure.

In medicine, implantation most commonly describes the moment when a fertilized egg attaches to the uterine wall, a critical early stage of pregnancy.

The term also covers surgical procedures where devices like pacemakers or artificial joints are placed in the body.

More abstractly, implantation can refer to establishing ideas or beliefs in someone's mind.

medical

embryo

Organism before birth

  • uterusFemale reproductive organ
  • IVFLaboratory-aided conception method
  • fertilizationGamete fusion creating zygote

blastocyst · pregnancy · womb · fertility · conception · endometrium · zygote · ovulation · reproductive · hormones

surgical

device

Constructed tool or machine

dental · titanium · joint · hip · knee · breast · silicone · cardioverter · defibrillator · stent

ideological

indoctrination

Systematic uncritical belief instillation

brainwashing · conditioning · influence · instilling · inculcation · programming · manipulation · persuasion · memory · false

botanical

seedling

Recently sprouted young plant

  • rootUnderground absorbing structure
  • bulbRounded storage organ
  • cuttingDividing via sharp edge

graft · transplant · soil · propagation · rhizome · tuber · germination · planting · establishing · shoot

Opposites
surgical/medical insertion vs. removal

implantationsextractions

Acts of removing something

removals · excisions · ablations · withdrawals · dislodgements

embedding vs. dislodging

implantationsextractions

Acts of removing something

uprooting · dislodgements · detachments · displacements · ejections

reproductive biology: attachment vs. failure/loss

implantationsmiscarriages

Unintended pregnancy terminations

pregnancy losses · rejections · expulsions · ectopic pregnancies

Phrases
Family

implantation

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