different between implantation vs postimplantation

English

Etymology

From Middle French implantation.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?mpl??n?te??(?)n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

implantation (countable and uncountable, plural implantations)

1. (anatomy) The way in which an organ, bone, muscle etc. becomes inserted into its set place.
2. Planting; securing a plant etc. into the ground.
3. The introduction of a notion, idea or thought into someone's mind.
4. (surgery) The act of inserting a medical implant.
5. (embryology) The attachment of the fertilized ovum to the uterus wall.
6. (physics) The insertion of ions into the crystal structure of another material through ion bombardment.

Translations

French

Pronunciation

Noun

implantation f (plural implantations)

1. implantation

Further reading

• “implantation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Alternative forms

• post-implantation

Etymology

post- +? implantation

Adjective

postimplantation (not comparable)

1. Following implantation.