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nidation

 [ni-da´shun]
implantation (def. 1).
Nidation, occurring over the period between 7 to 10 days after fertilization. From Dorland's, 2000.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

ni·da·tion

(nī-dā'shŭn),
Embedding of the blastocyst in the uterine endometrium.
[L. nidus, nest]
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nidation

Implantation of a blastocyst into the endometrium
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nidation

Embryology Implantation of a blastocyst into the endometrium. See Blastocyst.
McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

ni·da·tion

(nī-dā'shŭn)
Embedding of the blastocyst in the uterine endometrium.
[L. nidus, nest]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
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