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Implantation   /ɪmplæntˈeɪʃən/   Listen
Implantation

noun
1.
(embryology) the organic process whereby a fertilized egg becomes implanted in the lining of the uterus of placental mammals.  Synonym: nidation.
2.
The act of planting or setting in the ground.
3.
A surgical procedure that places something in the human body.





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... licentiousness; and, besides, it never will be found that any fecundity of nature can keep pace, with the accelerating increase of vicious desires and propensities, consequent on indulgence. Restraint from the operation of fear, and better still when practicable, the implantation and growth of moral principle and right feeling, are vastly better preservatives against crimes of every sort, than all the facilities of sensual gratification which Otaheite or any other ...
— A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. 13 • Robert Kerr


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