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heteroplasty
[ het-er-uh-plas-tee ]
/ ˈhɛt ər əˌplæs ti /
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noun, plural het·er·o·plas·ties.Surgery.
the repair of lesions with tissue from another individual or species.
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OTHER WORDS FROM heteroplasty
het·er·o·plas·tic, adjectiveWords nearby heteroplasty
heterophyllous, heterophyte, heteroplasia, heteroplastic, heteroplastic graft, heteroplasty, heteroploid, heteroploidy, heteropolar, heteropterous, heteroptics
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British Dictionary definitions for heteroplasty
heteroplasty
/ (ˈhɛtərəʊˌplæstɪ) /
noun plural -ties
the surgical transplantation of tissue obtained from another person or animal
Derived forms of heteroplasty
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Medical definitions for heteroplasty
heteroplasty
[ hĕt′ər-ə-plăs′tē ]
n.
The surgical grafting of tissue obtained from one individual or species to another.
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