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implant

[im-plant, -plahnt, im-plant, -plahnt] / ɪmˈplænt, -ˈplɑnt, ˈɪmˌplænt, -ˌplɑnt /
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insert
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Organon knows the market for long-acting reversible contraception well: It also owns the hormonal Nexplanon, the only contraceptive implant approved for use in the U.S., and the NuvaRing, a hormonal vaginal ring.

From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2026

This discovery provides the first credible drug target for a condition that affects as many as one in five dental implant recipients and costs healthcare systems worldwide more than $1 billion annually.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

The resulting immune response gradually breaks down the bone supporting the dental implant.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

Researchers in Kotsakis' laboratory decided to investigate another possible contributor: the implant material itself.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026

“In order to comply with these demands, I ask that everyone make their way to the Gathering Place to report whether you have an implant or not,” he says.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth

Caroline is now having consultations about a double mastectomy to remove both breasts, along with reconstruction surgery and implants, as part of a trial, and her family members are being genetically tested.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

Breast implants were invented in the early ‘60s and gained popularity through the ‘80s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

At the time of the interview, Timpf had recently undergone reconstructive surgery, replacing tissue expanders placed during the masectomy with breast implants.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

This difference in stiffness could be important because harder implants can trigger inflammatory responses when they remain in the brain for long periods.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026

Their brains were filled with quiet joy from implants in their skulls.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer

These findings strengthen the case for using detailed maps of the brain's connections to determine exactly where electrodes should be implanted, rather than choosing their positions based primarily on anatomical landmarks.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

That is, it’s low if you go through the full process of having your eggs retrieved at 44, fertilized, and then an embryo implanted.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

"By creating a device that can be injected rather than surgically implanted, we are making these therapies simpler, safer, and more accessible, while still maintaining precise control over nerve activity."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026

But one day, a person he calls “the brigadier,” who communicates through a device implanted in Cramer’s brain, reached out to tell him that the space Marines would support him going public.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

There, Bhalla performed angioplasty and implanted a stent.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

Commenting on the work, Prof Borut Kovacic, Chair-elect of ESHRE, said researchers are trying to better understand the "cross-talk" that happens between the implanting embryo and womb lining.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

In an early phase clinical trial, doctors are implanting specially engineered stem cells into the brain.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 20, 2026

In clinical terms, IVF involves removing eggs from a woman, fertilizing them in a lab with sperm and implanting embryos in the uterus.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025

Swiss researchers meanwhile have enabled several paralysed people to regain significant control of their body -- including walking again -- by implanting electrodes into their spinal cords.

From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2025

That may explain why some were willing to sell their teeth to their master for implanting in his own mouth.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis


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