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implant

[im-plant, -plahnt, im-plant, -plahnt] / ɪmˈplænt, -ˈplɑnt, ˈɪmˌplænt, -ˌplɑnt /
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Someone sent her a study about breast implant leakage and poisoning presenting as MS, Applegate said, recounting some of her symptoms.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026

At the heart of the implant is a piece of graphite felt covered with tiny clusters of gold.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026

Organon knows the market for long-acting reversible contraception well: It also owns the hormonal Nexplanon, the only contraceptive implant approved for use in the U.S., and the NuvaRing, a hormonal vaginal ring.

From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2026

This discovery provides the first credible drug target for a condition that affects as many as one in five dental implant recipients and costs healthcare systems worldwide more than $1 billion annually.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

“In order to comply with these demands, I ask that everyone make their way to the Gathering Place to report whether you have an implant or not,” he says.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth

Tech enthusiasts are eager for us to merge with machines: Ray Kurzweil, the futurist and inventor, thinks that nanotech brain implants will make us godlike.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Caroline is now having consultations about a double mastectomy to remove both breasts, along with reconstruction surgery and implants, as part of a trial, and her family members are being genetically tested.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

At the time of the interview, Timpf had recently undergone reconstructive surgery, replacing tissue expanders placed during the masectomy with breast implants.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 5, 2026

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

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer

These findings strengthen the case for using detailed maps of the brain's connections to determine exactly where electrodes should be implanted, rather than choosing their positions based primarily on anatomical landmarks.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

That is, it’s low if you go through the full process of having your eggs retrieved at 44, fertilized, and then an embryo implanted.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

The team then tested TCIP3 in mice implanted with human lymphoma cells.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

But one day, a person he calls “the brigadier,” who communicates through a device implanted in Cramer’s brain, reached out to tell him that the space Marines would support him going public.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

In the afternoon, we head over to my father’s house, where we sit inside, scattered around the living room, hockey playing on yet another giant flat screen that has been implanted into the wall.

From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven

They’re also implanting devices known as biologgers into deer and mountain lions to monitor physiological data including body temperature, heart rate and fat reserves.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

At the same time, the team monitored activity inside the brain by implanting a small microscope into the mice's brain.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 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

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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