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   implant

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   • 1. insert or fix (tissue or an artificial object) in a person's body, especially by surgery: "electrodes had been implanted in his brain" Similar insertembedburylodgeplaceput in placeinstallintroducegraftengraftOpposite extract
   • ▪ provide someone or something with (something) by implantation: "rats were implanted with amphetamine pellets"
   • ▪ (of a fertilized egg) become attached to the wall of the uterus: "some days later the fertilized egg implants into the lining of the uterus"
   • ▪ establish (an idea) in a person's mind: "this idea was implanted in my mind by a coincidence" Similar instilinculcateinsinuateintroduceinjectplantsowsow the seeds ofinfuseimpressimprintrootlodge

   noun

   • 1. a thing implanted in something else, especially a piece of tissue, prosthetic device, or other object implanted in the body: "a silicone breast implant"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from late Latin implantare ‘engraft’, from Latin in- ‘into’ + plantare ‘to plant’.

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   What does it mean to implant something into a person's body?

   • To implant something into a person's body means to put it there, usually by means of a medical operation . He had implanted a laboratory-grown windpipe into a man stricken by throat cancer. [V n in/into n] Two days later, they implanted the fertilized eggs back inside me. [VERB noun adverb/preposition]

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   What does implantation mean in dentistry?

   • 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. 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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   What is a dental implant?

   • 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.

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   : something (as a graft, a small container of radioactive material for treatment of cancer, or a pellet containing hormones to be gradually absorbed) that is implanted especially in tissue

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › implantedIMPLANTED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   to put an organ, group of cells, or device into the body in a medical operation: The owner's name and address is stored on a microchip and implanted in the dog's body. Compare. transplant verb. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Medical treatment: surgery. ablate. ablation. adrenalectomy. amputation. anaesthesia. anaesthesiology.

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   IMPLANT definition: 1. to put an organ, group of cells, or device into the body in a medical operation: 2. to fix…. Learn more.

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   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.

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   An implant is a device or drug delivery system that is implanted in the body, for example in an artery or under the skin. A contraceptive implant is put just under the skin in the arm. A stent, once in place, is a permanent implant in the artery.

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   to put an organ, group of cells, or device into the body in a medical operation: The owner's name and address is stored on a microchip and implanted in the dog's body. Compare. transplant verb. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Medical treatment: surgery.

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   adjective. (used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held. “ implanted convictions”. synonyms: deep-rooted, deep-seated, ingrained, planted. constituted, established.