Implant
11implant — ► VERB 1) insert or fix (tissue or an artificial object) into the body. 2) establish (an idea) in the mind. ► NOUN ▪ a thing implanted. DERIVATIVES implantation noun. ORIGIN Latin implantare engraft …
12Implant — Un implant est un corps étranger introduit volontairement dans un corps (animal, humain, éventuellement végétal). Sommaire 1 En médecine 2 Prospective : vers des implants autonomes ou intelligents 3 Voir aussi …
13implant — 1. To graft or insert. 2. Material inserted into nonliving tissues. SEE ALSO: graft, transplant. 3. (im′plant)In genitourinary surgery a device inserted to restore continence or potency. Also an …
14implant — I n. a breast; heart; kidney implant II v. (d; tr.) to implant in (to implant respect for democracy in the younger generation) * * * [ ɪmplɑːnt] heart kidney implant a breast (d; tr.) to implant in (to implant respect for democracy in the younger …
15implant — verb (t) /ɪmˈplænt / (say im plant), / ˈplant/ (say plahnt) 1. to instil or inculcate: implant sound principles. 2. to plant in something; infix: implant living tissue. 3. Obsolete to plant: implant the seeds. 4. to insert (an artificial implant… …
16implant — implants, implanting, implanted (The verb is pronounced [[t]ɪmplɑ͟ːnt, plæ̱nt[/t]]. The noun is pronounced [[t]ɪ̱mplɑːnt, plænt[/t]].) 1) VERB To implant something into a person s body means to put it there, usually by means of a medical… …
17implant — n. 1) a drug (such as a subcutaneous hormone implant), a prosthesis (such as an artificial hip, an intraocular lens implant (see cataract), a breast implant, a cochlear implant, or an artificial heart implant), or a radioactive source (such as… …
18implant — I UK [ˈɪmplɑːnt] / US [ˈɪmˌplænt] noun [countable] Word forms implant : singular implant plural implants an object that doctors put into someone s body during a medical operation silicone breast implants II UK [ɪmˈplɑːnt] / US [ɪmˈplænt] verb… …
19implant — I. verb Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. a. to fix or set securely or deeply < a ruby implanted in the idol s forehead > b. to set permanently in the consciousness or habit patterns ; inculcate 2. to insert in living tissue (as for growth,… …
20implant — {{11}}implant (n.) 1890 as thing implanted; 1941 as action of implanting, from IMPLANT (Cf. implant) (v.). Related: Implants, by 1981 as short for breast implants (1976). {{12}}implant (v.) early 15c., from Fr. implanter to insert, engraft, from… …
