1. To embed; to set in firmly. In embryology, the fertilized egg implants in the uterine lining 6 or 7 days after conception (fertilization). Many medical devices may be implanted.

See: Brainstem implant.

A device that is surgically placed (implanted) within the inner ear to help a person with a certain form of deafness to hear. Cochlear implants rarely cure severe or profound deafness, but they can help some hearing-impaired people to distinguish the sounds of language clearly enough to participate in a verbal environment. For children who are cong [..]

A substance or object that is put in the body as a prosthesis, or for treatment or diagnosis.

To graft or insert material to intact tissues.

Anything that is grafted into the body

a metal rod (usually made of titanium) that is surgically placed into the upper or lower jawbone where a tooth is missing; it serves as the tooth root and anchor for the crown, bridge, or denture that [..]

Material inserted or grafted into tissue.

To graft or insert. Material inserted or grafted into tissues. In dentistry, a graft or insert set in or onto the tooth socket prepared for its insertion. In orthopedics, a metallic or plastic device [..]

1890, "thing implanted;" 1941 as "action of implanting," from implant (v.). Related: Implants, which is attested by 1981 as short for breast implants (1976).

1540s, "to plant in" (abstractly, of ideas, emotions, etc.), from Middle French implanter "to insert, engraft" (alongside Old French emplanter "to plant"), literally &quo [..]

An "envelope" containing silicone, saline or both, that is used to restore the breast form after a mastectomy (or for other cosmetic reasons).

A thin, flexible plastic implant about the size of a cardboard matchstick. It is inserted under the skin of the upper arm. It contains and constantly releases a progestin that prevents ovulation and fertilization. Can be used for up to three years to prevent pregnancy. The implant is a reversible hormonal method of birth control available only by p [..]

An artificial device, usually made of a metal alloy or ceramic material, which is placed within the jawbone as a means to attach an artificial crown, denture or bridge.

A permanent appliance used to replace a missing tooth. Incisor

[In security, an] electronic device or electronic equipment modification designed to gain unauthorized interception of information-bearing emanations. [INFOSEC-99]

An artificial tooth root that dentists put in the jaw bone. The dentist can put an artificial tooth (or crown) on the implant, or you can use implants to hold bridges or dentures in place.

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an object or material inserted into the body tissue (usually beneath the skin of domesticated animals).

(n) a prosthesis placed permanently in tissue(v) fix or set securely or deeply(v) become attached to and embedded in the uterus(v) put firmly in the mind

An artificial tooth substitute, surgically implanted in the bone.

Definition: (1) A device which is inserted into the body in order to replace or substitute for a function which has been lost or impaired. See endoprosthesis. Or to facilitate treatment. See port. (2) [..]

Artificial device for permanent use in the organism

A radioactive material such as gold, strontium, or iridium that is placed into the body to deliver a therapeutic dose of radiation directly to a cancer. | ↑ Back to Top

A software or hardware subcomponent that is surreptitiously placed in a target environment (CPU, router, etc) to pass selected information back to NSA, where it is processed for analysis.

Multi-channel Hearing devices typically used for Patients who have Tumors on the Cochlear Nerve and are unable to benefit from Cochlear Implants after Tumor Surgery that severs the Cochlear Nerve. The [..]

Implants constructed of materials designed to be absorbed by the body without producing an immune response. They are usually composed of Plastics and are frequently used in Orthopedics and Orthodontic [..]

Implants used to reconstruct and/or cosmetically enhance the female Breast. They have an outer shell or envelope of Silicone Elastomer and are filled with either saline or Silicone gel. The outer shel [..]

Electronic Hearing devices typically used for Patients with normal outer and Middle Ear function, but defective inner ear function. In the Cochlea, the Hair Cells (Hair Cells, Vestibular) may be absen [..]

Biocompatible Materials placed into (endosseous) or onto (subperiosteal) the jawbone to support a Crown, bridge, or Artificial Tooth, or to stabilize a diseased Tooth.

Artificial substitutes for Body Parts and materials inserted into organisms during experimental studies.

Devices, usually incorporating unidirectional valves, which are surgically inserted in the Sclera to maintain normal Intraocular Pressure.

Rounded objects made of Coral, teflon, or alloplastic Polymer and covered with Sclera, and which are implanted in the Orbit following enucleation. An Artificial Eye (Eye, Artificial) is usually attach [..]

An implant used to replace one or more of the Ear Ossicles. They are usually made of Plastic, Gelfoam, Ceramic, or Stainless Steel.

Rigid, semi-rigid, or inflatable cylindric hydraulic devices, with either combined or separate reservoir and pumping systems, implanted for the surgical treatment of organic Erectile Dysfunction.

Devices, usually alloplastic, surgically inserted into or onto the jawbone, which support a single prosthetic Tooth and serve either as abutments or as Cosmetic replacements for missing Teeth.

A drug, such as a long-lasting tablet, inserted under the skin.

A substance or object that is put in the body as a prosthesis, or for treatment or diagnosis.

An artificial substitute that is put into the body to replace a part of the body that has been damaged or removed, such as a breast. Also called an internal prosthesis.

A titanium tooth root. This provides the support a crown needs to withstand the pressures of chewing. Implants help reverse the negative impact of missing teeth in a variety of ways, restores and main [..]

(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.

An artificial substitute that is put into the body to replace a part of the body that has been damaged or removed, such as a breast. Also called an internal prosthesis.