implant
Body part replacement
To implant is to insert something into a body or fix it firmly in place.
Surgeons implant pacemakers and artificial joints.
Ideas can be implanted in someone's mind: The teacher implanted a love of reading in her students.
As a noun, an implant is the device or material inserted—breast implants, dental implants, contraceptive implants.
Fix within surrounding material
- insertPlace within another thing
- placePosition or location
- graftIllicit political gain
- introduceMake formally known
position · lodge · install · fix · set · anchor · seat · affix
Impart gradually over time
- inculcateImplant by persistent urging
- embedFix within surrounding material
- introduceMake formally known
- suggestOffer an idea indirectly
infuse · impress · ingrain · indoctrinate · imbue · sow · inspire · establish
Device regulating heartbeat
- cochlearOf the spiral ear cavity
- defibrillatorHeart-shocking medical device
- stentImplanted tube for blockages
- neurostimulatorImplanted nerve-signaling device
breast · intraocular · mesh · port · vascular · orthopedic · spinal · cardiac
Miniature semiconductor processor
- neuralOf nerve tissue
- RFIDWireless identification via electromagnetic fields
- biohackingSelf-directed biological enhancement
- transhumanismTech-augmented evolution philosophy
cybernetic · bionic · brain-computer interface · subdermal · grinder · augmentation · transponder · NFC
Sovereign's ornamental headpiece
- bridgeStructure spanning an obstacle
- dentureArtificial teeth appliance
- veneerDecorative outer layer
- abutmentLoad-bearing end structure
jawbone · molar · incisor · root · gum · periodontist · prosthodontist · extraction
embed
Fix within surrounding material
introduce · position · lodge · install · fix · set · anchor · seat · affix · nestle
instill
Impart gradually over time
- inculcateImplant by persistent urging
- embedFix within surrounding material
- introduceMake formally known
suggest · infuse · impress · ingrain · indoctrinate · imbue · sow · inspire · establish · fix
pacemaker
Device regulating heartbeat
- cochlearOf the spiral ear cavity
- defibrillatorHeart-shocking medical device
- stentImplanted tube for blockages
neurostimulator · breast · intraocular · mesh · port · vascular · orthopedic · spinal · cardiac · silicone
microchip
Miniature semiconductor processor
- neuralOf nerve tissue
- RFIDWireless identification via electromagnetic fields
- biohackingSelf-directed biological enhancement
transhumanism · cybernetic · bionic · brain-computer interface · subdermal · grinder · augmentation · transponder · NFC · magnetic
crown
Sovereign's ornamental headpiece
abutment · jawbone · molar · incisor · root · gum · periodontist · prosthodontist · extraction · socket
- orthopedicsorthopedic surgeon, orthopedic surgery, bone fracture, joint replacement, hip replacement
- surgerysurgery, surgeon, surgeons, operation, incision
- contraceptivescondom, birth control pill, Durex, diaphragm, birth control patch
- family planningbirth control, contraception, fertility, pregnancy prevention, conception
- implantsprosthesis, artificial joint, joint replacement, knee replacement, hip replacement
- Borgcollective, cube, hive mind, nanoprobes, resistance is futile
- breast implantsSurgical cosmetic chest enlargement
- dental implantsArtificial teeth anchored in jawbone
- medical implantsSurgically inserted therapeutic objects
- brain implantsElectronics embedded in cranial tissue
- boob implantsProsthetics inserted in breasts
- cochlear implantImplanted auditory nerve stimulator
implants, implanted, implantation, implanting, implantable, cochlear implant, reimplant, implantations, reimplanted