implant
n. countablen. something that is put into your body during a medical operation. It is often used to help a part of your body work better or to change how you look.
n. a device or tissue placed inside the body through surgery to replace a missing structure or enhance an existing one.
The doctor checked the dental implant to make sure it was healing.
After the accident, the surgeon used a titanium implant to stabilize the patient's fractured leg bone.
Advancements in biotechnology have led to the development of cochlear implants that can restore a significant degree of hearing to individuals with profound nerve damage.
From Middle French implanter, from Latin implantō. By surface analysis, im- + plant.
Often takes the preposition 'for' or 'in' to specify the body part or purpose.