implant
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Such deaths typically occur in the first trimester, after a pregnancy fails to properly implant in the uterus and begins to develop elsewhere, most commonly inside a fallopian tube.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
Ultrasound can then be used after the procedure to track the implant and determine whether it remains stable over time.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026
The embryo must successfully implant, and then even after implantation and a positive pregnancy test there’s risk of miscarriage.
From Slate ● Aug. 29, 2026
Since his diagnosis, Holmes has had to relearn how to walk, is profoundly deaf and has a cochlear implant.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
Jam rubbed her upper arm as they stepped outside after the movie; the theater had been chilly, and sometimes the hormone implant in her arm ached when she got cold.
From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi
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Several return trips later, Anthony now has a mouthful of impressive implants – and, unsurprisingly, he is all smiles.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
I’d rather own the companies selling devices, implants, injectables and disposable products to thousands of those clinics.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 5, 2026
The BioCharger is not suitable for people with certain medical implants or electronic devices or individuals who are breastfeeding.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
The team also produced nanocrystals from several related nitride materials, including titanium nitride, which is used in medical implants; niobium nitride, an important industrial superconductor; and molybdenum nitride, which is commonly used as a catalyst.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
“Father decided implants were immoral,” said Mr. Alacran, “and I honored his decision.”
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
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There, doctors use ultrasounds to locate where the pregnancy has implanted.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
She was sent home and told to return for more tests after being diagnosed with a “pregnancy of unknown location,” because an ultrasound could not show where her pregnancy had implanted, according to a lawsuit.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
However, those gels still need to be surgically implanted.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026
Testosterone therapy can be delivered through the application of a daily gel, weekly home injections, twice-a-day pills or an implanted pellet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
In less than twelve years they baptized with the name Aureliano and the last name of the mother all the sons that the colonel had implanted up and down his theater of war: seventeen.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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Brain-computer interfaces exist today, but many of them rely on drilling a hole in the skull and implanting a physical interface to allow the brain to communicate with external devices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026
The new method involved implanting a lengthening nail on the surface of Alfie's right thigh bone, which is slowly pulled over time using magnets.
From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2026
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
It is also common in IVF to screen embryos for genetic defects before implanting them and to discard those that are unlikely to result in a pregnancy or live birth.
From Slate ● Oct. 21, 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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