implant

American  

[im-plant, -plahnt, im-plant, -plahnt] / ɪmˈplænt, -ˈplɑnt, ˈɪmˌplænt, -ˌplɑnt /

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.

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noun

1. Medicine/Medical.

   1. any device or material, especially of an inert substance, used for repairing or replacing part of the body.

   2. medication or radioactive material inserted into tissue for sustained therapy.

   3. implantation.

2. Dentistry.

   1. an artificial tooth that has been inserted permanently into the jaw.

   2. a metal framework attached to the bones of the jaw for supporting artificial teeth.

implant British  

verb

1. to establish firmly; inculcate; instil

   to implant sound moral principles

2. to plant or embed; infix; entrench

3. surgery

   1. to graft (a tissue) into the body

   2. to insert (a radioactive substance, hormone, etc) into the tissues

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noun

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

implant Scientific  

1. Something that is placed, usually surgically, within a living body, as grafted tissue or a medical device, such as a pacemaker.

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

Other Word Forms

• implanter noun
• unimplanted adjective

Etymology

Origin of implant

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

Example Sentences

That means we could see nanotechnology implants by then - but more to "monitor your health or aid communication" rather than to appear invisible, as in Deus Ex.

From BBC

Mr. Foster dismisses their preoccupations with bionic implants or humanoid robots as MacGuffins—Alfred Hitchcock’s term for a device that momentarily advances a movie plot but ultimately fails to develop into anything.

From The Wall Street Journal

Examples include skin and tissue substitutes, electrical nerve-stimulator implants and knee arthroscopy for osteoarthritis.

From MarketWatch

They treated 18 month old mice with the mRNA, implanted tumors, and then gave the mice a checkpoint inhibitor drug.

From Science Daily

Lindsey Vonn, 41 and with titanium implants in her knee, shocked the world with a downhill victory at a blistering pace in her first World Cup race in five years.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• embed
• fix
• instill