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Definition of implant

verb

Pronunciation: /ɪmˈplɑːnt/

[usually with object]
  • insert or fix (tissue or an artificial object) in a person’s body, especially by surgery:electrodes had been implanted in his brain
  • (implant someone/thing with) provide someone or something with (something) by implantation: rats were implanted with amphetamine pellets
  • [no object] (of a fertilized egg) become attached to the wall of the uterus: some days later the fertilized egg implants into the lining of the uterus
  • establish (an idea) in a person’s mind: this idea was implanted in my mind by a coincidence

noun

Pronunciation: /ˈɪmplɑːnt/

  • a thing implanted in something else, especially a piece of tissue, prosthetic device, or other object implanted in the body:a silicone breast implant

Origin:

late Middle English: from late Latin implantare 'engraft', from Latin in- 'into' + plantare 'to plant'

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