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Implant vs Inoculate - What's the difference?

implant | inoculate |

As verbs the difference between implant and inoculate

is that implant is while inoculate is (immunology) to introduce an antigenic substance or vaccine into the body, as to produce immunity to a specific disease.

implant

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To fix firmly or set securely or deeply.
  • To insert (something) surgically into the body.
  • Of an embryo, to become attached to and embedded in the womb.
  • Synonyms

    * (fix firmly or set securely or deeply ): embed/imbed, engraft, engrain, graft, insert, instil/instill, plant, root * (insert (something) surgically into the body''): graft (''from another part of the body )

    Derived terms

    * implantable

    Noun

    (wikipedia implant) (en noun)
  • Anything surgically implanted in the body, such as a tissue graft or prosthesis, particularly (breast implant)s.
  • (travel) A representative of a travel company, working within the office of a large client and exclusively dealing with that client.
  • Derived terms

    * (breast implant) (l)

    inoculate

    English

    Alternative forms

    * innoculate

    Verb

  • (immunology) To introduce an antigenic substance or vaccine into the body, as to produce immunity to a specific disease.
  • *
  • (by extension) To safeguard or protect something as if by inoculation.
  • To add one substance to another; to spike.
  • The culture medium was inoculated with selenium to investigate the rate of uptake.
  • To graft by inserting buds.
  • to inoculate the bud of one tree or plant into another
    to inoculate a tree
  • *
  • (figurative) To introduce into the mind (used especially of harmful ideas or principles); to imbue.
  • to inoculate someone with treason or infidelity
  • *
  • See also

    * immunize / immunise * vaccinate