implantable


im·plant

I0060400 (ĭm-plănt′)v. im·plant·ed, im·plant·ing, im·plants v.tr.1. To set in firmly, as into the ground: implant fence posts.2. To establish securely, as in the mind or consciousness; instill: habits that had been implanted early in childhood.3. Medicine a. To insert or embed (an object or a device) surgically: implant a drug capsule; implant a pacemaker.b. To graft or insert (a tissue) within the body.v.intr. Embryology To become attached to and embedded in the uterine lining. Used of a fertilized egg.n. (ĭm′plănt′) Something implanted, especially a surgically implanted tissue or device: a dental implant; a subcutaneous implant.
[Middle English implanten, from Medieval Latin implantāre : Latin in-, in; see in-2 + Latin plantāre, to plant (from planta, a shoot; see plant).]
im·plant′a·ble adj.

implantable

(ɪmˈplɑːntəbəl) adjcapable of being implanted