implantable
Americanadjective
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capable of being implanted.
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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
Etymology
Origin of implantable
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The implantable lens maker expects sales to more than double in the first quarter, at more than $90 million, compared with $42.6 million a year earlier.
From Barron's ● Apr. 9, 2026
Eleven U.S. innovations, such as cornflakes, the implantable pacemaker and the microwave, were born from accidental discoveries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 4, 2026
Because of his heart condition, Black had an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator in his chest.
From Slate ● Aug. 8, 2025
“A virtual model of our hearts is still closer to a human heart than that of a dog, cow, sheep, or pig, which tends to be what they use for implantable device studies,” she says.
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2024
More importantly, the reviewers note, it took longer -- nearly four decades -- to optimize two current therapies to reduce mortality in heart failure: implantable cardioverter-defibrillators and guideline-directed medical therapy.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 2, 2024
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