implantableadj.
/ɪmˈplɑːntəb(ə)l//ɪmˈplantəb(ə)l/ Capable of being implanted (in the body).
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implantable1960
1960 C. N. Smyth Med. Electronics 253 (heading) An implantable pacemaker for the heart.
1965 Adv. Biol. & Med. Physics X. 367 It is conservatively estimated that over 4000 implantable cardiac pacemakers have been used to date with gratifying results.
1972 Physics Bull. June 336/2 Since there is no sign of complex implantable functioning organs at the present stage of medical engineering technology, devices which replace heart, lung, kidney or liver remain outside the body.
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