implantable

English

Etymology

From implant +‎ -able.

Pronunciation

Adjective

implantable (comparative more implantable, superlative most implantable)

  1. Capable of being, or designed to be, implanted (within the body etc.)
    • 2024 August 19, “LAKETOWN 115-kV TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT IN CARVER COUNTY, MN”, in Great River Energy[1], page 73:
      High intensity EMF can have adverse impacts on the operation of implantable medical devices (IMDs) such as pacemakers and defibrillators.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

implantable (plural implantables)

  1. A device that can be implanted surgically.
    • 2009, Daryl S. Paulson, Applied Biomedical Microbiology: A Biofilms Approach:
      I've had the opportunity to work on mouthwashes and astringents, catheter antimicrobial treatments, and antimicrobial treatments of other implantables and insertables.

French

Etymology

From implanter +‎ -able.

Adjective

implantable (plural implantables)

  1. implantable

Further reading

Spanish

Adjective

implantable m or f (masculine and feminine plural implantables)

  1. implantable