/im plan"teuh beuhl, -plahn"-/ , adj.
1. capable of being implanted.
2. pertaining to a device, as a micropump or porous polymer membrane, for surgical insertion under the skin for the controlled release of a drug.
n.
3. Surg. a material, foreign to the body, that can be implanted without undue risk of rejection.
[ 1955-60; IMPLANT + -ABLE ]