implantverb [ T ]
uk/ɪmˈplɑːnt/us/ɪmˈplænt/implant verb [ T ] (OBJECT)
to put an organ, group of cells, or device into the body in a medical operation:
The owner's name and address is stored on a microchip and implanted in the dog's body.
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transplant verb
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Medical treatment: surgery
- ablate
- adrenalectomy
- anaesthesiology
- anastomose
- anesthesiology
- circumcise
- collagen
- eviscerate
- facelift
- frontal lobotomy
- keyhole surgery
- laminectomy
- laparoscopic
- laparoscopy
- laparotomy
- ligation
- nose job
- pump out sth
- transplant
- tuck
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implant verb [ T ] (IDEA)
to fix ideas, feelings, or opinions in someone else's mind:
He implanted some very strange attitudes in his children.
There is much debate on the issue of "therapists" implanting false memories of sexual abuse in adults.
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Power to control
- ascendancy
- big beast
- buy-in
- chairmanship
- determination
- discipline
- dominant
- juice
- leadership
- lever
- manipulation
- mastery
- muscle
- oversight
- responsibility
- sphere of influence
- spin control
- state-controlled
- states' rights
- tooth
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implantnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈɪm.plɑːnt//ˈɪm.plænt/an organ, group of cells, or device that has been put into the body in a medical operation:
breast/heart valve implants
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Power to control
- ascendancy
- big beast
- buy-in
- chairmanship
- determination
- discipline
- dominant
- juice
- leadership
- lever
- manipulation
- mastery
- muscle
- oversight
- responsibility
- sphere of influence
- spin control
- state-controlled
- states' rights
- tooth
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