implanted

im·plant  (m-plnt)

v. im·plant·ed, im·plant·ing, im·plants

v.tr.

1. To set in firmly, as into the ground: implant fence posts.

2. To establish securely, as in the mind or consciousness; instill: habits that had been implanted early in childhood.

3. Medicine

a. To insert or embed (an object or a device) surgically: implant a drug capsule; implant a pacemaker.

b. To graft or insert (a tissue) within the body.

v.intr. Embryology

To become attached to and embedded in the uterine lining. Used of a fertilized egg.

n. (mplnt)

Something implanted, especially a surgically implanted tissue or device: a dental implant; a subcutaneous implant.

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[Middle English implanten, from Medieval Latin implantre : Latin in-, in; see in-² + Latin plantre, to plant (from planta, a shoot; see plant).]

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im·planta·ble adj.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

implanted - (used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held; "deep-rooted prejudice"; "deep-seated differences of opinion"; "implanted convictions"; "ingrained habits of a lifetime"; "a deeply planted need" deep-rooted, deep-seated, ingrained, planted constituted, established - brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established; "the established social order"; "distrust the constituted authority"; "a team established as a member of a major league"; "enjoyed his prestige as an established writer"; "an established precedent"; "the established Church"