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implant

[im-plant, -plahnt, im-plant, -plahnt] / ɪmˈplænt, -ˈplɑnt, ˈɪmˌplænt, -ˌplɑnt /
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Such deaths typically occur in the first trimester, after a pregnancy fails to properly implant in the uterus and begins to develop elsewhere, most commonly inside a fallopian tube.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

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

He knew from Leo’s YouTube videos that the artist was fitted with a cochlear implant, which allowed him to hear, but not quite at the level of a hearing person.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon

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

The team also produced nanocrystals from several related nitride materials, including titanium nitride, which is used in medical implants; niobium nitride, an important industrial superconductor; and molybdenum nitride, which is commonly used as a catalyst.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026

The researchers also noticed age-related changes to the womb lining or endometrium - where a fertilised egg or embryo implants to grow - in the older women.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

“Father decided implants were immoral,” said Mr. Alacran, “and I honored his decision.”

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer

Marines implanted an unwitting woman with a genetically modified embryo in order to produce one of its new class of supersoldiers.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

She was sent home and told to return for more tests after being diagnosed with a “pregnancy of unknown location,” because an ultrasound could not show where her pregnancy had implanted, according to a lawsuit.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

They implanted the keratin membranes into rats with skull defects that were large enough that they would not normally heal on their own.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026

Towle was not shy about showing her stomach, where she had a hepatic artery pump implanted, on social media.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

It would move in a straight fine until Matt told it to go right or left, and it wouldn’t pass the boundary implanted in its brain.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer

Brain-computer interfaces exist today, but many of them rely on drilling a hole in the skull and implanting a physical interface to allow the brain to communicate with external devices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026

The new method involved implanting a lengthening nail on the surface of Alfie's right thigh bone, which is slowly pulled over time using magnets.

From BBC ● Feb. 17, 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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