IMPLANT


Meaning of IMPLANT in English

I. verb

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

silicone implant

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ NOUN

embryo

They will choose a shortlist of 200, who will be implanted with 10 cloned embryos .

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

Dr. DeVries implanted the artificial heart in Clark in 1982.

Most people need to read something several times before it is implanted in their memory.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

A rush of blood went to Rosheen's head as the infection he had implanted did its work.

Be honest about any prejudices that might be implanted in your mind.

The eggs were removed and injected with sperm, and the fertilized eggs were implanted in her uterus.

The patient ends up not knowing how to differentiate between what are her own thoughts, and those which have been implanted.

This would implant an electronic smart card in cars' engine-management systems, to monitor the quantity of polluting emissions.

II. noun

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

Some actresses have had their breasts enlarged with implants for career reasons.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

A few years ago, he had replaced her squished left eye with her first optic implant .

Despite this opposition, the first human implant took place in 1980.

The history of implants has been equally painful; implants can shift or turn themselves upside down.

These are interchangeable heel implants for protection in training or extra lift in competition - simply by switching the implant.

Why then do some units use expensive implants and risk closure when the money runs out?

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