implantable

[ im-plan-tuh-buhl, -plahn- ]

adjective

1. capable of being implanted.
2. pertaining to a device, as a micropump or porous polymer membrane, for surgical insertion under the skin for the controlled release of a drug.

noun

1. Surgery. a material, foreign to the body, that can be implanted without undue risk of rejection.

Word History and Origins

Origin of implantable¹

First recorded in 1955–60; implant + -able

Example Sentences

Stephan has used other materials, such as nanoparticles and a tiny implantable sponge, to deliver genetic instructions to fight disease directly to cells.

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"There are so many scenarios in which people want to interface with foreign or manmade material in the body, like implantable devices, drug depots, or cell depots."

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Guidance for integrating risk markers with tools to estimate an individual patient's SCD risk score is recommended to aid in the patient/clinician shared decision-making regarding implantable cardioverter defibrillator placement, incorporating a patient's personal level of risk tolerance and specific treatment goals including quality of life.

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Now, researchers at Penn State have made the material potentially more useful by imparting chirality -- or handedness -- on it, which could make for advanced sensors and implantable medical devices.

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"Since this material has remarkable potential as a substrate for implantable sensors, we wanted to learn about their behavior when exposed to cells," Pan said.

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