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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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Implanter
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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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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