implantation

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Middle French implantationbor. English implantation Borrowed from Middle French implantation.

1. 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. The act of inserting a medical implant.
5. The attachment of the fertilized ovum to the uterus wall.
6. The insertion of ions into the crystal structure of another material through ion bombardment.