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implant

[im-plant, -plahnt, im-plant, -plahnt] / ɪmˈplænt, -ˈplɑnt, ˈɪmˌplænt, -ˌplɑnt /
VERB
insert
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Ultrasound can then be used after the procedure to track the implant and determine whether it remains stable over time.

From Science Daily Sep. 7, 2026

The embryo must successfully implant, and then even after implantation and a positive pregnancy test there’s risk of miscarriage.

From Slate Aug. 29, 2026

Since his diagnosis, Holmes has had to relearn how to walk, is profoundly deaf and has a cochlear implant.

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

Peter’s inner despair gets externalized when he invents a genetic inhibitor neck implant to tamp down his sensitivity.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2026

Did he think it through as carefully as he should have when he took a multi-million-dollar position on a method of breeding “super cattle” by hormone injection and embryonic implant?

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

I’d rather own the companies selling devices, implants, injectables and disposable products to thousands of those clinics.

From MarketWatch Sep. 5, 2026

The BioCharger is not suitable for people with certain medical implants or electronic devices or individuals who are breastfeeding.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 2, 2026

Medical applications include wound dressings, drug delivery systems, and resorbable implants or sutures that slowly degrade inside the body.

From Science Daily Aug. 17, 2026

He continued to receive treatments back in South Korea, including tooth implants and having skin moved from the back of his neck to his chin to enable him to close his lips and talk properly.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

If El Patron’s mind was slipping, it meant he was ready for another dose of fetal brain implants.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer

Neither method requires genetic modification or an implanted device.

From Science Daily Aug. 28, 2026

Rachel, who was 39 at the time, needed a sperm donor so her eggs could be fertilised in a lab to create an embryo which could then be implanted into her uterus.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

The treatment uses implanted electrodes to deliver small electrical pulses to areas located deep inside the brain.

From Science Daily Aug. 12, 2026

It involves an operation where a generator is implanted into the patients chest.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

Regina was about to have a pacemaker implanted.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

In an early phase clinical trial, doctors are implanting specially engineered stem cells into the brain.

From Science Daily Feb. 20, 2026

As CEO of Pioneer, a major Permian player, Sheffield said he thought the company would benefit in the long term from implanting itself in different basins beyond that region.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 22, 2026

Swiss researchers meanwhile have enabled several paralysed people to regain significant control of their body -- including walking again -- by implanting electrodes into their spinal cords.

From Barron's Nov. 12, 2025

It is also common in IVF to screen embryos for genetic defects before implanting them and to discard those that are unlikely to result in a pregnancy or live birth.

From Slate Oct. 21, 2025

That may explain why some were willing to sell their teeth to their master for implanting in his own mouth.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis




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