implant
implant Lexical Profile
implant Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A prosthetic device, tissue, or substance surgically inserted into the body to replace a missing structure, support a damaged organ, or enhance an existing biological function.
"The patient regained a significant amount of hearing after receiving a cochlear implant."
• verb
To insert or fix (tissue, an artificial object, or a medical device) firmly into a person's body, especially by surgery.
"Surgeons will implant a small pacemaker to help regulate the patient's heartbeat."
To establish or instill (an idea, attitude, or habit) firmly in a person's mind.
"Good mentors strive to implant a lifelong love of learning in their students."
To become attached to and embedded in the lining of the uterus (of a fertilized ovum or embryo).
"After fertilization, the blastocyst travels down the fallopian tube to implant in the uterine wall."
Word Nuance & Usage
Like many two-syllable noun-verb pairs in English, 'implant' exhibits a stress shift: as a noun, the stress falls on the first syllable (IM-plant), whereas as a verb, it falls on the second syllable (im-PLANT).
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late Middle English period from Old French 'implanter' or Late Latin 'implantare' ('to engraft' or 'set in'), formed from the prefix 'in-' ('into') and 'plantare' ('to plant').