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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.
The meaning of IMPLANT is to fix or set securely or deeply. How to use implant in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Implant.
Implant definition: to put or fix firmly. See examples of IMPLANT used in a sentence.
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. transplantverb. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Medical treatment: surgery. ablate. adenoidectomy. adrenalectomy. allograft. amputation. anaesthetic.
implant. 1. (im-plant´) to insert or graft material, such as tissue or radioactive material, into intact tissues or a body cavity; see also transplant. 2. (im´plant) any material inserted or grafted into the body. cochlear implant see cochlear implant.
1. To set in firmly, as into the ground: implant fence posts. 2. To establish securely, as in the mind or consciousness; instill: habits that had been implanted early in childhood. 3. 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.
When you implant something, you place or embed it solidly: you might implant marbles in the damp concrete of a newly poured sidewalk, for example. There are a couple of different ways to implant something — the first is to physically fix an item deeply, the way you might implant a croquet wicket in the ground.
An implant is a device or drug delivery system that is implanted in the body, for example in an artery or under the skin.
[intransitive, transitive] implant (itself) (in/into something) (of an egg or an embryo) to become fixed inside the body of a person or an animal so that it can start to develop. The embryo is placed into the uterus where it has a chance to implant.
an object placed inside part of your body in an operation, to improve your appearance or treat a medical condition: breast implants. implant. verb [ T ] uk / ɪmˈplɑːnt / us. to place something into someone's body in a medical operation: Two embryos were implanted in her womb.
