Usage Note
Implante is used in medical contexts for any device surgically inserted into the body: implante dental (dental implant), implante coclear (cochlear implant), implante mamario (breast implant). The verb form is implantar; both are standard across all Spanish-speaking countries.
Examples
"El paciente recibió un implante coclear."
Natural Translation
The patient received a cochlear implant.

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