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Anything deliberately embedded in the body, other than an organ or tissue from another body (transplant). An implant may be a drug in ‘depot’ form, to provide gradual absorption over an extended period; or a man-made replacement for damaged tissue such as heart valves or major arteries; or a permanent electrical device such as a pacemaker for the heart or a stimulator for emptying the bladder. The computer chip age promises far-reaching developments in this last area. Artificial joints and screws and plates for fixing fractures are also implants, though not usually given that name.

— Stuart Judge

verb

To fix (an idea, for example) in someone's mind by reemphasis and repetition: drill, drive, impress, inculcate, instill, pound. See teach/learn.

v

Definition: insert
Antonyms: extract

A medicinal preparation that is inserted into the patient's tissues, usually beneath the skin. This enables slow and steady release of the active ingredient over a period of weeks or months. Some hormonal contraceptives can be administered in this way.

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1. to insert or to graft (tissue or radioactive material) into intact tissues or a body cavity.
2. any material inserted or grafted into the body, e.g. carbon fiber, metal or plastic prostheses, hormone, electronic signal, growth promoter.

• biological i. — foreign materials placed in the body tissues for purposes of assisting in some function, either temporarily or permanently. May be made of soft tissues, synthetics, metals, or ceramics that are relatively inert and compatible with body tissues.

n

A device, usually alloplastic, that is surgically inserted into or onto the jawbone. To be used as a prosthodontic abutment, it should remain quiescent and purely incidental to local tissue physiology.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - implantere, indpode, indplante
v. intr. - implanteres
n. - implantat, implanteret væv/organ

Nederlands (Dutch)
implanteren, inprenten, implantatie, ingeplant weefsel

Français (French)
v. tr. - (Méd, fig) implanter (dans)
v. intr. - (Méd) implanter, inséminer (en embryologie)
n. - implantation, nidation

Deutsch (German)
n. - Implantat
v. - implantieren, einpflanzen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - εμφύτευμα, μόσχευμα
v. - εμφυτεύω, φυτεύω, μπήγω, εντυπώνω (στο νου κ.λπ.)

Italiano (Italian)
innestare, innesto

Português (Portuguese)
n. - implante (m)
v. - implantar

Русский (Russian)
внушать, сажать (растения)

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - implantar, fijar, inculcar
v. intr. - implantar
n. - implante, injerto

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - implantat (ion) (med.), transplantat(ion) (med.)
v. - inplanta, inprägla, infatta, implantera (med.), transplantera (med.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
深植, 嵌入, 灌输, 被移植, 移植物, 植入管

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 深植, 嵌入, 灌輸
v. intr. - 被移植
n. - 移植物, 植入管

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 심다, 주입시키다, 끼워넣다
v. intr. - 심다, 끼우다
n. - 신체에 이식되는 조직 조각, (라듐 등의) 방사물질을 넣은 작은 관

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 植え付ける, 教え込む, 移植する
n. - 移植片

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) نسيج حي مزروع (فعل) يغرس, , يرسخ في الذهن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮החדיר, השריש, שתל‬
v. intr. - ‮התחברה לרפידת הרחם ונשתלה בתוכה (ביצית מופרית)‬
n. - ‮דבר שהוחדר, שתל בגוף‬

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