anaplasty

American

[an-uh-plas-tee] / ˈæn əˌplæs ti /

noun

plural

anaplasties

Surgery. reconstruction or restoration, especially by plastic surgery, of a lost or injured part.

anaplasty British

/ ˈænəˌplæstɪ /

noun

surgery another name for plastic surgery

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Etymology

Origin of anaplasty

1875–80; < Greek anáplast ( os ) ( see anaplastic) + -y ³; cf. -plasty

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