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implantable en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• [ɪmˈplæntəbl̩] (Australia)
• [ɪmˈplɑːntəbl̩] (Received-Pronunciation)
• [ɪmˈplæntəbl̩] (Canada, General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree English implant Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English implantable From implant + -able.

Meanings

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:

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Deriveds

inimplantable · unimplantable

Translations (5)

it impiantabile (Capable of being implanted) · pt implantável (Capable of being implanted) · de implantierbar (Capable of being implanted) · fr implantable (Capable of being implanted) · pl wszczepialny (Capable of being implanted)

implantable en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• [ɪmˈplæntəbl̩] (Australia)
• [ɪmˈplɑːntəbl̩] (Received-Pronunciation)
• [ɪmˈplæntəbl̩] (Canada, General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree English implant Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English implantable From implant + -able.

Meanings

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:

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