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heteroplasty

[ het-er-uh-plas-tee ]
/ ˈhɛt ər əˌplæs ti /

noun, plural het·er·o·plas·ties.Surgery.

the repair of lesions with tissue from another individual or species.

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Origin of heteroplasty

First recorded in 1850–55; hetero- + -plasty

OTHER WORDS FROM heteroplasty

het·er·o·plas·tic, adjective

Words 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

heteroplastic, adjective
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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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