medical implant

collocation in English

meaningsofmedicalandimplant

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medical
adjective
uk
/ˈmed.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˈmed.ɪ.kəl/
related to the treatment of illness ...
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implant
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɪm.plɑːnt/us
/ˈɪm.plænt/
an organ, group of cells, or device that has been put into the body in a ...
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(Definition ofmedicalandimplantfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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However, there is a slight difference in that amedicalimplantis being used for cosmetic purposes.
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It is a gentler cleaning mechanism, less likely to cause damage, and is used in wafer,medicalimplant, and industrial part cleaning.
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Examining such formations is important in soil and river studies, dental hygiene studies, infectious disease andmedicalimplantrelated infection research, and for understanding biocorrosion.
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As communication technologies and medical implants become more commonplace in the provision of medical services, this traditional view will and should continue to dissipate.
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Themedicalimplantis mainly fabricated using stainless steel and titanium alloys for strength and the plastic coating that is done on it acts as an artificial cartilage.
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Mixed-species biofilms on surfaces of food processing equipment, water distribution systems, medical implants, catheters, etc. are a potential reservoir of bacterial pathogens that may constitute a health hazard.
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This technique with variation may also be used to create porous structures, suitable for bone ingrowth, as a coating for medical implants.
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Metallosis has been hypothesized to occur when metallic components in medical implants, specifically joint replacements, abrade against one another.
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Medical implants are man-made devices, in contrast to a transplant, which is a transplanted biomedical tissue.
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Recently, work on developing medical implants has been initiated.
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Certain medical implants appear non-thrombogenic due to high flow rates of blood past the implant, but in reality all are thrombogenic to a degree.
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Tantalum is also used for medical implants and bone repair.
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In current research projects, integrated circuits are also developed for sensoric applications in medical implants or other bioelectronic devices.
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Overall, it is an effective method to modify medical implants with complex shape.
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Possible future application include measuring porosity and pore-size distributions in porous medical implants.
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It is frequently used in jewelry and has been tested for use in some medical implants.
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Common uses of resonance-enhanced electrodynamic induction are charging the batteries of portable devices such as laptop computers and cell phones, medical implants and electric vehicles.
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Silver-coated medical implants and devices have been shown to be more resistant to biofilm formation.
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The proof of concept exploit helps demonstrate the need for better security and patient alerting measures in remotely accessible medical implants.
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