- to put or fix firmly: to implant sound principles in a child's mind.
- to plant securely.
- to insert or graft (a tissue, organ, or inert substance) into the body.
- Medicine/Medical.
- any device or material, especially of an inert substance, used for repairing or replacing part of the body.
- medication or radioactive material inserted into tissue for sustained therapy.
- implantation (def. 1).
- Dentistry.
- an artificial tooth that has been inserted permanently into the jaw.
- a metal framework attached to the bones of the jaw for supporting artificial teeth.
- to establish firmly; inculcate; instil
- to plant or embed; infix; entrench
- surgery
- to graft (a tissue) into the body
- to insert (a radioactive substance, hormone, etc) into the tissues
- anything implanted, esp surgically, such as a tissue graft or hormone
