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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Science & IT

implant or implantable

Hello
I would be grateful if someone could help me with the two terms below
Do they have the same meaning and are they both grammatically correct? Can I use both to mean the same thing?
medical implant devices
implantable medical devices
Thanks
John
  

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Anonymous Do they have the same meaning I don't think so: the first seems to need to be implanted to take effect; the second does not. Anonymous are they both grammatically correct? I think you mean 'lexically correct'.

— Mister Micawber

  • Anonymous Do they have the same meaning I don't think so: the first seems to need to be implanted to take effect; the second does not.
  • Anonymous are they both grammatically correct?
  • I think you mean 'lexically correct'.
  • I have not heard the second one.
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AnonymousDo they have the same meaning
I don't think so: the first seems to need to be implanted to take effect; the second does not.
Anonymousare they both grammatically correct?
I think you mean 'lexically correct'. I have not heard the second one.
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Mister Micawber
Thank you very much for your very quick reply
What I wanted to say is do they essentially convey the same meaning because I've seen both used in google scholar in similar situations?
Also simply as an implantable device or an implant device

So If I talking about devices that can be implanted in the body is an implant device or medical implant device would be th
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Anonymousan implant device or medical implant device
I would choose those, but you should ask a doctor.
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Thanks Mr Micawber
My feeling is the same as yours
I'll ask a doctor next time I meet one
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