implant

[ verb im-plant, -plahnt; noun im-plant, -plahnt ]

/ verb ɪmˈplænt, -ˈplɑnt; noun ˈɪmˌplænt, -ˌplɑnt /

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verb (used with object)

to put or fix firmly: to implant sound principles in a child's mind.

to plant securely.

Medicine/Medical. to insert or graft (a tissue, organ, or inert substance) into the body.

noun

Medicine/Medical.

any device or material, especially of an inert substance, used for repairing or replacing part of the body.
medication or radioactive material inserted into tissue for sustained therapy.
implantation (def. 1).

Dentistry.

an artificial tooth that has been inserted permanently into the jaw.
a metal framework attached to the bones of the jaw for supporting artificial teeth.

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Origin of implant

First recorded in 1535–45; im-¹ + plant

OTHER WORDS FROM implant

im·plant·er, nounun·im·plant·ed, adjective

Words nearby implant

impious, impish, impitoyable, implacable, implacental, implant, implantable, implantation, implantology, implausible, implead

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How to use implant in a sentence

Scientists may develop new ways to treat diseases, but drugs and implants could also be used to control our thoughts and emotions, or even change who we are — the stuff of dystopian novels.
Where do we draw the line between life and death?|Nancy Shute|September 6, 2020|Science News
Unlike engineering, the solution to the brain isn’t more channels or more implants.
Neuralink’s Wildly Anticipated New Brain Implant: the Hype vs. the Science|Shelly Fan|September 1, 2020|Singularity Hub
Rather than removing the entire implant, it could potentially be useful to leave the threads inside the brain and only remove the top cap—the Link device that contains the processing chip.
Neuralink’s Wildly Anticipated New Brain Implant: the Hype vs. the Science|Shelly Fan|September 1, 2020|Singularity Hub
The electrodes of the implant itself are “sewn” into the brain with automated robotic surgery, relying on brain imaging techniques to avoid blood vessels and reduce brain bleeding.
Neuralink’s Wildly Anticipated New Brain Implant: the Hype vs. the Science|Shelly Fan|September 1, 2020|Singularity Hub

Researchers gave mixed reviews of Elon Musk’s colorful demonstration on Friday of Neuralink, his sci-fi startup that’s developing a brain implant.
Neurologists aren’t so sure about Elon Musk’s Neuralink brain implant startup|dzanemorris|August 31, 2020|Fortune
I can see the implant in there, and see where the muscle is snatching that implant up.
Azealia Banks Opens Up About Her Journey from Stripping to Rap Stardom|Marlow Stern|November 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
McDonough helped create an implant prototype, but in the end, “nothing happened to it,” Williams said in court testimony.
Patients Screwed in Spine Surgery ‘Scam’|The Center for Investigative Reporting|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
After he removed the plastic implant, her skin cleared up completely.
Why Your Doctor Feels Like a 'Beaten Dog'|Daniela Drake|September 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Food critic and travel writer Lucy Knisley added a comic discussing her personal experiences with the birth control implant.
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October 2012 saw her follow the surgery by spending an additional $16,000 on a rhinoplasty and a chin implant.
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How could we avoid receiving, in our infancy, whatever impressions and opinions our teachers and relations chose to implant in us?
Letters To Eugenia|Paul Henri Thiry Holbach
She had made an effort to keep her children from harmful influences and to implant in them a hate for these things.
Maezli|Johanna Spyri
In their cases the mistress has no bad impressions to efface and she can implant her own modes in virgin soil.
The Expert Maid-Servant|Cristine Terhune Herrick
Nor is it a slight proof of the mighty power of love that it can thus implant fear in the breast of a sailor.
Bentley's Miscellany, Volume II|Various
If he have sense and abilities, they ought rather to guard his bosom from so contemptible an inmate, than implant it there.
The Mysterious Wanderer, Vol. I|Sophia Reeve

British Dictionary definitions for implant

implant

verb (ɪmˈplɑːnt) (tr)

to establish firmly; inculcate; instilto implant sound moral principles

to plant or embed; infix; entrench

surgery

to graft (a tissue) into the body
to insert (a radioactive substance, hormone, etc) into the tissues

noun (ˈɪmˌplɑːnt)

anything implanted, esp surgically, such as a tissue graft or hormone

Derived forms of implant

implanter, noun

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Scientific definitions for implant

implant

Noun

(ĭm′plănt′) Something that is placed, usually surgically, within a living body, as grafted tissue or a medical device, such as a pacemaker.

Verb

(ĭm-plănt′)

To become attached to and embedded in the maternal uterine lining. Used of a fertilized egg.

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