Definition of: implant

(im·plant′, -plänt′) v.t.
1. To insert or graft, as living tissue.
2. To inculcate or instil, as principles.
3. To plant, as seeds.
—noun (im′plant′, -plänt′) Med.
1. A tissue implanted in the body.
2. A small tube containing radon or other radioactive material, embedded in tissue for therapeutic or remedial purposes. [<F implanter]
—im·plant′er noun