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verb (used with object)
1.
to put or fix firmly: to implant sound principles in a child's mind.
2.
to plant securely.
3.
Medicine/Medical. to insert or graft (a tissue, organ, or inert substance) into the body.
noun
4.
Medicine/Medical.
a.
any device or material, especially of an inert substance, used for repairing or replacing part of the body.
b.
medication or radioactive material inserted into tissue for sustained therapy.
c.
implantation ( def 1 ).
5.
Dentistry.
a.
an artificial tooth that has been inserted permanently into the jaw.
b.
a metal framework attached to the bones of the jaw for supporting artificial teeth.
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| implant | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to establish firmly; inculcate; instil: to implant sound moral principles |
| 2. | to plant or embed; infix; entrench |
| 3. | surgery |
| a. to graft (a tissue) into the body | |
| b. to insert (a radioactive substance, hormone, etc) into the tissues | |
| —n | |
| 4. | anything implanted, esp surgically, such as a tissue graft or hormone |
| im'planter | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
implant
1545, from Fr. implanter "to insert, engraft," from in- "in" + planter "to plant" (see plant (n.)). The noun meaning "anything implanted within the body" is from 1890.
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Medical Dictionary
implant im·plant (ĭm-plānt')
v. im·plant·ed, im·plant·ing, im·plants
To insert or embed an object or a device surgically.
To graft or insert a tissue within the body.
To become attached to and embedded in the uterine lining. Used of a fertilized egg.
Something implanted, especially a surgically implanted tissue or device.
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Science Dictionary
| implant
Noun (ĭm'plānt') Something that is placed, usually surgically, within a living body, as grafted tissue or a medical device, such as a pacemaker. Verb
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Example sentences
The first implant lasts eight hours, the next, a few weeks.
And yet, this comment made me think of the cochlear implant controversy that has riven the deaf community.
The ingrowth method works by inserting a porous metal implant straight into the end of the remaining bone.
No doubt they will soon implant electrodes in their brains to fight off panic.
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