implantable

English

Etymology

implant + -able

Adjective

implantable (comparative more implantable, superlative most implantable)

  1. Capable of being, or designed to be, implanted (within the body etc.)

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

implanter + -able

Adjective

implantable (plural implantables)

  1. implantable

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