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"implanted convictions"adjective(used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held
Definition that contains implanted
- pacemaker an implanted electronic device that takes over the function of the natural cardiac pacemaker
- implantation (embryology) the organic process whereby a fertilized egg becomes implanted in the lining of the uterus of placental mammals
- zona pellucida thick membrane around the mammalian ovum; can be penetrated by one sperm in the fertilization process; usually remains around the fertilized egg until it is implanted in the wall of the uterus
- nidation (embryology) the organic process whereby a fertilized egg becomes implanted in the lining of the uterus of placental mammals
- artificial pacemaker an implanted electronic device that takes over the function of the natural cardiac pacemaker
- iol a clear plastic lens that is implanted in the eye; usually done when the natural lens has been removed in a cataract operation
- placenta previa pregnancy in which the placenta is implanted in the lower part of the uterus (instead of the upper part); can cause bleeding late in pregnancy; delivery by cesarean section may be necessary
- de bakey United States heart surgeon who in 1966 implanted the first artificial heart in a human patient (born in 1908)
- lens implant a clear plastic lens that is implanted in the eye; usually done when the natural lens has been removed in a cataract operation
- interocular lens implant a clear plastic lens that is implanted in the eye; usually done when the natural lens has been removed in a cataract operation