implant

im·plant (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

Etymology: Fr implanter: see in- & plant

noun

Med., Dentistry an implanted substance, organ, or piece of tissue

im·plant′·able (-plant′ə bəl) adjective im′·plan·ta′·tion (-plan tā′s̸hən) noun

Object

electrode: They are given electric shocks, artificially induced diseases, have electrodes implanted in their brain.
stimulator: Controlling chronic pain by stimulating the spinal cord was achieved shortly afterward using implanted stimulators.
microchip: Buyers were told that birds would have a microchip implanted under the skin to verify the identity of each individual bird.
dentistry: He is currently attending courses on advanced restorative, cosmetic and implant dentistry.
embryo: MAP may also disrupt implantation or cause the loss of a newly implanted embryo.
pacemaker: The greatest risk still appears to be implanted heart pacemakers, for which various problems are included in the RISKS archives.

Preposition: in

womb: The embryos are then tested for CF and only embryos free of CF are implanted in the mothers womb.
uterus: The resulting embryo might then be implanted in the uterus of the woman who donated the egg.

Adjective modifier

cochlear: About 450 cochlear implants are provided annually in the UK.
dental: Next: Can dental implants be placed next to natural teeth?
orthopedic: These materials can be used, for example, as coatings on dental and orthopedic implants.
intraocular: The effect of newer, bifocal, intraocular lens implants is uncertain.
contraceptive: We do have some specialist clinics e.g. for sexual problems or contraceptive implants.

Preposition: into

womb: Badgers mate at any time of year but the embryo does not implant into the womb and start growing until the winter.

Noun used with modifier

silicone: Meanwhile, it was also revealed that silicone implants could one day become a thing of the past thanks to the gel.
oestradiol: High dose patches or oestradiol implants of 100 mg do suppress the cycle.
brainstem: Auditory brainstem implants have been used for adults who have suffered trauma to their hearing nerve which means that it is no longer useful.
cochlea: As yet we don't know if this means she would be able to have hearing aids or cochlea implants.
microchip: Icke fears that microchip implants are next, followed by the cashless society to control our spending.
breast: No Comments » Technology Gone Mad October 13th, 2005 Musical breast implants.

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