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an·a·plas·ty
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noun,
plural
an·a·plas·ties.
Surgery
.
reconstruction or restoration, especially by plastic surgery, of a lost or injured part.
Origin:
1875–80;
<
Greek
anáplast
(
os
) (
see
anaplastic
) +
-y
3
;
compare
-plasty
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anaplasty
(ˈænəˌplæstɪ)
—
n
surgery
another name for
plastic surgery
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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