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implant
(im plant′; for n. im′plant′)
transitive verb
- to plant firmly or deeply; embed
- to fix firmly in the mind; instill; inculcate
- Med., Dentistry to insert (a substance, organ, or piece of living tissue) within the body, as in grafting
Origin: Fr implanter: see in- & plant
noun
Med., Dentistry an implanted substance, organ, or piece of tissue
Related Forms:
- implantable adjective
- implantation noun
See implant in American Heritage Dictionary 4
verb im·plant·ed, im·plant·ing, im·plants verb, transitive
- To set in firmly, as into the ground: implant fence posts.
- To establish securely, as in the mind or consciousness; instill: habits that had been implanted early in childhood.
- Medicine a. To insert or embed (an object or a device) surgically: implant a drug capsule; implant a pacemaker.b. To graft or insert (a tissue) within the body.
Embryology
To become attached to and embedded in the uterine lining. Used of a fertilized egg.
noun (ĭmˈplăntˌ) Something implanted, especially a surgically implanted tissue or device: a dental implant; a subcutaneous implant.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English implanten
Origin: , from Medieval Latin implantāre
Origin: : Latin in-, in; see in-2
Origin: + Latin plantāre, to plant (from planta, a shoot; see plant)
.Related Forms:
- im·plantˈa·ble adjective
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