Meanings
nouncochlear implant (plural cochlear implants)
plural cochlear implants
- A surgically implanted electronic device that can help provide a sense of sound to a person who is profoundly deaf or severely hard of hearing.
Synonyms: bionic ear
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA surgically implanted electronic device that can help provide a sense of sound to a person who is profoundly deaf or severely hard of hearing.
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Translations
Afrikaans kogleêre implanting
- kogleêre implantingaural implant
Catalan implant coclear
- implant coclearaural implant
Chinese Mandarin 人工耳蝸 /人工耳蜗, 人工電子耳 /人工电子耳
- 人工耳蝸 /人工耳蜗aural implant
- 人工電子耳 /人工电子耳 (réngōng diànzǐ'ěr)aural implant
Finnish sisäkorvaistute, sisäkorvaproteesi
- sisäkorvaistuteaural implant
- sisäkorvaproteesiaural implant
Icelandic kuðungsígræði
- kuðungsígræðiaural implant
Japanese 人工内耳
- 人工内耳 (jinkounaiji)aural implant
Russian кохлеа́рный импланта́т
- кохлеа́рный импланта́т (koxleárnyj implantát)aural implant
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APA
cochlear implant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cochlear%20implant
MLA
“cochlear implant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cochlear%20implant. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cochlear implant,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cochlear%20implant.
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