implant
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin implantō.
Pronunciation [edit]
- (RP)
- (verb): /ɪmˈplɑːnt/, /Im"plA:nt/
- (noun): /ˈɪmplɑːnt/, /"ImplA:nt/
- (US)
- (verb): ĭmplăntʹ, /ɪmˈplænt/, /Im"pl{nt/
- (noun): ĭmʹplănt, /ˈɪmplænt/, /"Impl{nt/
- Rhymes: -ɑːnt
Verb [edit]
implant (third-person singular simple present implants, present participle implanting, simple past and past participle implanted)
- (transitive) To fix firmly or set securely or deeply.
- (transitive) To insert (something) surgically into the body.
- (intransitive) Of an embryo, to become attached to and embedded in the womb.
Synonyms [edit]
- (fix firmly or set securely or deeply): embed/imbed, engraft, engrain, graft, insert, instil/instill, plant, root
- (insert (something) surgically into the body): graft (from another part of the body)
Derived terms [edit]
Related terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
fix firmly or set securely and deeply
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insert (something) surgically into the body
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of an embryo, to become embedded in the womb
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Noun [edit]
Wikipedia implant (plural implants)
- Anything surgically implanted in the body, such as a tissue graft or prosthesis, particularly breast implants.
- (travel) A representative of a travel company, working within the office of a large client and exclusively dealing with that client.
Derived terms [edit]
- (breast implant): outplant
Translations [edit]
anything surgically implanted in the body
French [edit]
Noun [edit]
implant m (plural implants)