v. & n.
--v.tr.
1. (often foll. by in) insert or fix.
2 (often foll. by in) instil (a principle, idea, etc.) in a person's mind.
3 plant.
4 Med. a insert (tissue etc.) in a living body. b (in passive) (of a fertilized ovum) become attached to the wall of the womb.
--n. n.
1. a thing implanted.
2 a thing implanted in the body, e.g. a piece of tissue or a capsule containing material for radium therapy.
Derivatives:
implantation n.
Etymology: F implanter or LL implantare engraft (as IN-(2), PLANT)