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IMPLANT

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A prosthesis placed permanently in tissue

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("implant" is a kind of...):

prosthesis; prosthetic device (corrective consisting of a replacement for a part of the body)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "implant"):

artificial heart (a pump that replaces the natural heart)

artificial joint (a metal or plastic part that is surgically implanted to replace a natural joint (possibly elbow or wrist but usually hip or knee))

breast implant (an implant for cosmetic purposes to replace a breast that has been surgically removed)

dental implant (an implant that replaces a natural tooth)

heart valve (an implant that replaces a natural cardiac valve)

interocular lens implant; IOL; lens implant (a clear plastic lens that is implanted in the eye; usually done when the natural lens has been removed in a cataract operation)

penile implant (an implant that creates an artificial erection)

shunt (implant consisting of a tube made of plastic or rubber; for draining fluids within the body)

Derivation:

implant (fix or set securely or deeply)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Put firmly in the mind

Example:

Plant a thought in the students' minds

Synonyms:

implant; plant

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "implant" is one way to...):

communicate; pass; pass along; pass on; put across (transmit information)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something PP

Sense 2

Meaning:

Become attached to and embedded in the uterus

Example:

The egg fertilized in vitro implanted in the uterus of the birth mother with no further complications

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "implant" is one way to...):

attach (become attached)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Sense 3

Meaning:

Fix or set securely or deeply

Example:

The dentist implanted a tooth in the gum

Synonyms:

embed; engraft; imbed; implant; plant

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "implant" is one way to...):

enter; infix; insert; introduce (put or introduce into something)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "implant"):

pot (plant in a pot)

nest (fit together or fit inside)

bury; sink (embed deeply)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP

Derivation:

implant (a prosthesis placed permanently in tissue)

implantation (a surgical procedure that places something in the human body)

implantation (the act of planting or setting in the ground)

implantation ((embryology) the organic process whereby a fertilized egg becomes implanted in the lining of the uterus of placental mammals)

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 Context examples: 

An abnormal pregnancy in which the conception is implanted on the ovary.

(Ovarian Pregnancy, NCI Thesaurus)

Issue associated with interconnection between bone tissue and implanted device.

(Osseointegration Issue Associated with Medical Device, Food and Drug Administration)

The method shows promise in engineering next-generation biomaterials for orthopaedic implants, according to the study.

(Nanopillars help orthopaedic implants resist infection, SciDev.Net)

A surgical procedure for increasing breast size using a prosthetic implant.

(Augmentation Mammoplasty, NCI Thesaurus)

The patients had depth electrodes implanted into several brain structures, including the hippocampus.

(Storing memories of recent events, NIH)

Ten weeks after the human iPSC-derived RPE patches were implanted in the animals’ retinas, imaging studies confirmed that the lab-made cells had integrated within the animal retina.

(Researchers rescue photoreceptors, prevent blindness in animal models of retinal degeneration, National Institutes of Health)

They implanted 42 surrogates, resulting in 22 pregnancies, but there were still only two infant macaques, and they died soon after birth.

(Healthy cloned monkeys born in Shanghai, Wikinews)

The drug also inhibited HCV infection in mice implanted with human liver cells.

(Allergy Drug Treats Hepatitis C in Mice, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

They constructed a remote controlled, optofluidic implant.

(Futuristic brain probe allows for wireless control of neurons, NIH)

Intratumoral injection of cisplatin-E therapeutic implant may increase local chemotherapeutic efficacy compared to the systemic administration of these agents while reducing systemic toxicity.

(Cisplatin-E Therapeutic Implant, NCI Thesaurus)