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im⋅plant

  [v. im-plant, -plahnt; n. im-plant, -plahnt]
Use implants in a Sentence
–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, esp. 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.
Origin:
1535–45; im- 1 + plant

Related forms:
im⋅plant⋅er, noun
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im·plant   (ĭm-plānt')   
v.   im·plant·ed, im·plant·ing, im·plants

v.   tr.
  1. To set in firmly, as into the ground: implant fence posts.
  2. To establish securely, as in the mind or consciousness; instill: habits that had been implanted early in childhood.
  3. Medicine
    1. To insert or embed (an object or a device) surgically: implant a drug capsule; implant a pacemaker.
    2. To graft or insert (a tissue) within the body.
v.   intr. Embryology
To become attached to and embedded in the uterine lining. Used of a fertilized egg.
n.   (ĭm'plānt')
Something implanted, especially a surgically implanted tissue or device: a dental implant; a subcutaneous implant.

[Middle English implanten, from Medieval Latin implantāre : Latin in-, in; see in-2 + Latin plantāre, to plant (from planta, a shoot; see plant).]
im·plant'a·ble adj.
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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  
  1. (ĭm-plānt')
  2. To become attached to and embedded in the maternal uterine lining. Used of a fertilized egg.

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