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implant

verb
/ɪmˈplɑːnt//ˈɪmplɑːnt/

Etymology

From Middle French implanter, from Latin implantō. By surface analysis, im- + plant.

  1. derived from implantō
  2. derived from implanter

Definitions

  1. To fix firmly or set securely or deeply.

  2. To insert (something) surgically into the body.

    • If you prefer a “natural look” for your male Poodle, ask your vet about a vasectomy or implanting artificial testicles (called neuticles).

  3. Of an embryo, to become attached to and embedded in the womb.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. Anything surgically implanted in the body, such as a tissue graft or prosthesis,…

      Anything surgically implanted in the body, such as a tissue graft or prosthesis, particularly breast implants.

      • They existed at a time in history when shock therapy, brain tissue manipulation, implants, drug experimentation and lobotomies were treatments de jour.
      • Microbial samples and peri-implant crestal bone levels of all implant sites were obtained before, during and after the breakdown period.

    2. A representative of a travel company, working within the office of a large client and…

      A representative of a travel company, working within the office of a large client and exclusively dealing with that client.

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Derived

nonimplanted, preimplanted, unimplanted, coimplant, implantability, implantable, implantee, implantment, reimplant, misimplant, bioimplant, boob implant, brain implant, breast implant, cochlear implant, implantology, interimplant, microimplant, neuroimplant, nonimplant, osteoimplant, periimplant, postimplant, preimplant

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA