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implant
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implant
Med anything implanted, esp surgically, such as a tissue graft or hormone
implant [′im‚plant]
(medicine)
A quantity of radioactive material in a suitable container, intended to be embedded in a tissue or tumor for therapeutic purposes.
A tissue graft placed in depth in the body.
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