misimplantation

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noun

An implantation that occurs improperly; the act of misimplanting.

Scrabble 21

Meanings

nounmisimplantation (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn implantation that occurs improperly; the act of misimplanting.

    Usually caused by misimplantation of the ureter into the bladder, it predisposes the patient to urinary tract infections.

    1987, Carla Greene, Robert W. Singer, Handbook of Adult Primary Care, page 533
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    The fortunate infrequency of this misimplantation of placenta permits one in private practice such rare opportunities , that personal experience of such cases can be but an imperfect guide to action , and for the reason that clinical experience of many may be heard.

    1887 July, G. A. Moses, “Placenta Previa, With Cases”, in St. Louis Courier of Medicine, volume 18, number 1, page 3

    The complexity of ion implanters renders them susceptible to hard failures which result in a misimplantation of all the wafers after the failure.

    1987, Technical Program Proceedings, page 116

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