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implant definition

im·plant (im plant′; for n. im′plant′)

transitive verb

  1. to plant firmly or deeply; embed
  2. to fix firmly in the mind; instill; inculcate
  3. 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

Related Forms:

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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