implantable
[im-plan-tuh-buh l, -plahn-]
- 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.
- Surgery. a material, foreign to the body, that can be implanted without undue risk of rejection.
Origin of implantable
First recorded in
1955–60; implant +
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