implant
- noun
- /ˈɪmplænt/
- Specialized
- So we're going to talk about cochlear implants next week.
- cochlear implant
- breast implant
- silicone implant
That man got cheek implants in hip hop.
- That man got cheek implants in hip hop.
- Neural Link did one such symposium where they showed implant devices in pigs, right?
- There have been women with endometriotic implants in their lungs.
- This is a short to medium range implant for RF transceiver.
- No, no, Rayvon, you just put in brain implants that will that'll rub that out.
- So it's just that part of the ear that the cochlear implant tries to to fix.
- The biggest mistake that I made once the implants were in was staying quiet.
- OK, so I have written about Darpa's brain implant programs.
- So I get getting risky surgeries, jaw implants and whatever.
- So you could lose your implants if one of those posts break.
- So we're going to talk about cochlear implants next week.
- Only fans, creators writing off breast implants on their tax.
- So we can also use for the printing to create implants.
Examples
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Some people felt that they had implants put into their bodies so they could be tracked later.
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The patient received the Artelon implant and, six weeks postoperatively, was pain-free with no tenderness.
Academic text (2011) -
Your dream started in the middle of the implant procedure.
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So it's an implant that you put into a a child's arm.
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OK, so I have written about Darpa's brain implant programs.
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The biggest mistake that I made once the implants were in was staying quiet.
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And a condition of getting this job is that he accepts a brain implant, A loyalty chip.
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The familiar buzz inside his brain as his implant made contact with the AI interface.
Fiction book (1998) -
You can have a titanium implant, which is tailored to your exact geometry.
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The doctor explained that the implant would help improve her hearing.
Synonyms
A device that doctors put inside a breast to rebuild or enlarge it
A thing that replaces a missing body part like a leg, tooth, or eye
A small metal piece placed in the jaw to hold a new artificial tooth
A man-made part that replaces a missing body part, for example a leg or a tooth
A clear artificial lens placed in the eye to replace a cloudy natural lens after cataract surgery
An implant put inside a bone to hold a false tooth or keep a broken bone in place
Compounds
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A device that doctors put inside a breast to rebuild or enlarge it
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A device put into the penis by surgery to help men who cannot get an erection
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A small metal piece placed in the jaw to hold a new artificial tooth
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A small artificial lens placed in the eye that moves to help you see near and far
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A clear artificial lens placed in the eye to replace a cloudy natural lens after cataract surgery
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An artificial lens with one focus placed in the eye to give clear distance vision after cataract surgery
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An artificial device put in the eye that helps you see near and far without glasses
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A clear artificial lens placed inside the eye to replace the natural lens after cataract surgery
How Permanent
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Implant comes from old parts in- 'into' and plant 'to put in the ground', so it originally meant 'a thing planted inside'. That is why a medical implant is a device or tissue 'planted' into the body to stay there.