Definition of: implantation

(im′plan·tā′shən) noun
1. The act of implanting.
2. The introduction of a solid drug under the skin.
3. The subcutaneous injection of a drug: called hypodermic implantation.
4. Skin– or tissue–grafting.
5. The self–planting of body cells, especially tumor cells, in a new part of the body; spontaneous metastasis.
6. The setting of a new tooth in a jaw. [<F]