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zooplasty

American

[zoh-uh-plas-tee] / ˈzoʊ əˌplæs ti /

noun

Surgery.

the transplantation of living tissue to the human body from an animal of another species.

zooplasty British

/ ˈzəʊəˌplæstɪ /

noun

the surgical transplantation to man of animal tissues

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zooplastic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of zooplasty

zoo- + -plasty

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