implantation

(im-plan-ta’shun) [L. in into + plan- Im- ta’re to set]. _1. The transfer of parts, as of sound teeth. 2. Grafting, as of the skin, nerves, or tendons. 3. The introduction of a solid med- icine beneath the skin. end-to-end i., surgical repair, as of the bowel or of a nerve, by bringing together the divided ends. filigree i., the insertion of a silver network in the abdominal wall for the purpose of closing a large abdominal hernia. hypodermic i., the placing of a medicine in the subcutaneous ti ue. merve i., the operation of inserting and attaching a nerve into the sheath of another nerve. parenchymatous i., the introduction of a medicine into the substance of a tumor. periosteal i., the operation of inserting a normal tendon into the periosteum of a joint at the insertion of a paralyzed tendon to take the place of the latter. silk i., the operation of restoring a paralyzed tendon by implanting strands of sterile silk so that they will stimulate the formation of fascial sheaths along the line of the paralyzed tendon. teratic i., the partial blending of an imperfect with a nearly perfect fetus. imponderable (im-pon’der-ab-l) [L. in not + pon’dus weight]. Having no weight. impotence, impotency (im’po-tens, im’po-ten-se) (L. in not + poten’tia power]. Lack of power: chiefly of reproductive power or virility. impregnate (im-preg’nit) [L. impregn a’re]. 1. To render pregnant. 2. To saturate or charge with.