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implant
Broader Terms:
surgery
Narrower Terms:
bone plate
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breast implant
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cochlear implant
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dental implant
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radionuclide implant
Narrower Terms:
total artificial organ
Related Terms:
biomaterial compatibility
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dosage forms
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implantable defibrillator
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medical implant science
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miniature biomedical equipment
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prosthesis
Related Terms:
surface coating
Scope Note:
artificial substitutes for body parts, and materials surgically inserted or grafted into the body, tend to be used therapeutically or experimentally; implants are intended to be permanent or long term, they penetrate living tissue and therefore have a physiologic interaction with the body, and are frequently retrievable.
Term Number:
2935-6128
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