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Definitions for implant
ɪmˈplænt, -ˈplɑnt; ˈɪmˌplænt, -ˌplɑntim·plant
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Princeton's WordNet
implantverb
a prosthesis placed permanently in tissue
implant, engraft, embed, imbed, plantverb
fix or set securely or deeply
"He planted a knee in the back of his opponent"; "The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum"
implantverb
become attached to and embedded in the uterus
"The egg fertilized in vitro implanted in the uterus of the birth mother with no further complications"
plant, implantverb
put firmly in the mind
"Plant a thought in the students' minds"
Wiktionary
implantnoun
Anything surgically implanted in the body, such as a tissue graft or prosthesis, particularly s.
implantverb
To fix firmly or set securely or deeply.
implantverb
To insert (something) surgically into the body.
implantverb
Of an embryo, to become attached to and embedded in the womb.
Etymology: From implanto.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Implantverb
To infix; to insert; to place; to engraft; to settle; to set; to sow.
Etymology: in and planto, Latin.
How can you him unworthy then decree,
In whose chief part your worths implanted be. Philip Sidney.See, Father! what first fruits on earth are sprung,
From thy implanted grace in man! John Milton, Parad. Lost.No need of publick sanctions this to bind,
Which nature has implanted in the mind. Dryden.There grew to the outside of the arytenoides another cartilage, capable of motion, by the help of some muscles that were implanted in it. John Ray.
God, having endowed man with faculties of knowing, was no more obliged to implant those innate notions in his mind, than that, having given him reason, hands, and materials, he should build him bridges. John Locke.
ChatGPT
implant
An implant is a medical device, object, tissue, or any other material that is inserted or grafted into the body for therapeutic, diagnostic, or cosmetic purposes. This could include devices like a pacemaker, prosthetics, dental implants, contraceptive devices, or even cosmetic implants. Usually, this procedure is done surgically. Implants can be temporary or permanent, depending on their purpose.
Webster Dictionary
Implantverb
to plant, or infix, for the purpose of growth; to fix deeply; to instill; to inculate; to introduce; as, to implant the seeds of virtue, or the principles of knowledge, in the minds of youth
Etymology: [Pref. im- in + plant: cf. F. implanter.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Implant
im-plant′, v.t. to fix into: to insert: to infuse.—n. Implantā′tion, the act of infixing.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of implant in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of implant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of implant in a Sentence
My hope is that once the implant is done … that’s it, I mean, I'm good and there's never another issue.
All of the information to date suggests that women with breast implants have a very low but increased risk of developing ALCL compared to women who do not have breast implants, most cases of breast implant-associated ALCL are treated by removal of the implant and the capsule surrounding the implant and some cases have been treated by chemotherapy and radiation.
In the end, we were delighted to see that this can work and that we can scale back on how much drug we’re delivering, which of course will make the implant last longer, once we redesign the implant, we’re shooting for an implant that will last six months or even a year.
If this implant turns out to work as well as we think it will, it fills a gap in our treatment spectrum for patients who have injuries to their knee.
Simon Karger from technology developers:
With Chimaera, what we've done is we've combined smart sensing technology, pre-operative planning, we've taken small implant form-factors; and we've combined both implant delivery with surgical tool to provide a completely connected, unified surgical system that has the potential to take a surgery that maybe only four or five people in the world can carry out today and make it accessible to a broad cross-section of general surgeons. By doing that we make it accessible to a much, much broader patient population.
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- زرعArabic
- implantát, implantovatCzech
- implantatDanish
- Implantat, implantieren, einpflanzenGerman
- کاشتPersian
- istuttaa, kiinnittyä, implantti, juurruttaa, kiinnittää, istute, implantaattiFinnish
- implantFrench
- implantátumHungarian
- インプラント, 移植片Japanese
- implantatNorwegian
- implantaatDutch
- implantatNorwegian Nynorsk
- implantat, implanturi, implant, implantaRomanian
- имплантатRussian
- implantatSwedish
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