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Definition of -plasty

a combining form with the meanings “molding, formation” “surgical repair, plastic surgery,” used in the formation of compound words: angioplasty; galvanoplasty; heteroplasty.

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Origin of -plasty

<Greek -plastia.See -plast, -y³

Words nearby -plasty

plastometer, plastoquinone, plastotype, plastral, plastron, -plasty, -plasy, plat, Plata, Plataea, platan

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How to use -plasty in a sentence

I begun to have a suspicion the stuff was made of sawdust with plasty of Paris fur frostin'.
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British Dictionary definitions for -plasty

-plasty

n combining form

indicating plastic surgery involving a bodily part, tissue, or a specified processrhinoplasty; neoplasty

Word Origin for -plasty

from Greek -plastia; see -plast

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Medical definitions for -plasty

-plasty

suff.

Molding or forming surgically; plastic surgery:dermatoplasty.