nidation

From Latin nīdus (“nest”).

• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

nidation (countable and uncountable, plural nidations)

1. (physiology) The implantation of the early embryo in the uterus

• nidate
• nidatory

and see: nidifugous

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nidation f (plural nidations)

1. nidation

• “nidation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.