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implantable

UK[ɪmˈplɑːntəbl̩]US[ɪmˈplæntəbl̩]

implantable adjective: capable of being, or designed to be, implanted (within the body etc.).

Adjective

implantable (comparative more implantable, superlative most implantable)

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

Noun

implantable (plural implantables)

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

Forms of implantable

Adjective
comparativemore implantable
superlativemost implantable
Noun
pluralimplantables

Origin of implantable

From implant + -able.

Words formed from implantable

Questions about implantable

What does implantable mean?
Implantable means capable of being, or designed to be, implanted (within the body etc.).
What part of speech is implantable?
Implantable can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce implantable?
Implantable is pronounced [ɪmˈplɑːntəbl̩] (UK).

Words near implantable in the dictionary

  1. implacentate
  2. implaces
  3. implacing
  4. implant
  5. implantability
  6. implantable
  7. implantables
  8. implantation
  9. implantation bleeding
  10. implantational
  11. implantations

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