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implantation Definition


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implant
verb implanted, implanting
    1. To fix or plant something securely; to embed.
    2. To fix or instil (ideas, beliefs, etc) in someone's mind.
      Thesaurus: inseminate, plant, instill, insert, root, place, embed.
    3. surgery.
      To insert or graft (an object, tissue, substance, etc) permanently into the body.
noun
    1. surgery.
      Any object, tissue, substance, etc implanted in the body, eg silicone breast implants, hormones, etc. Compare graft1.
Derivative: implantation
noun
    Etymology: 16c: from French implanter to implant or engraft.



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