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implantable

[ im-plan-tuh-buh l, -plahn- ]
/ ɪmˈplæn tə bəl, -ˈplɑn- /

adjective

capable of being implanted.
pertaining to a device, as a micropump or porous polymer membrane, for surgical insertion under the skin for the controlled release of a drug.

noun

Surgery. a material, foreign to the body, that can be implanted without undue risk of rejection.

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Origin of implantable

First recorded in 1955–60; implant + -able

Words nearby implantable

impitoyable, implacable, implacental, implant, implant denture, implantable, implantation, implanted suture, implantology, implausible, implead
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