implantable
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): [ɪmˈplɑːntəbl̩]
- (General American, Canada) IPA(key): [ɪmˈplæntəbl̩]
- (General Australian) IPA(key): [ɪmˈplæntəbl̩]
Adjective
implantable (comparative more implantable, superlative most implantable)
- 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
Capable of being implanted
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Noun
implantable (plural implantables)
- 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
Adjective
implantable (plural implantables)
Further reading
- “implantable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Spanish
Adjective
implantable m or f (masculine and feminine plural implantables)