heteroplastic

het·er·o·plas·ty

[het-er-uh-plas-tee]
noun, plural het·er·o·plas·ties. Surgery.
the repair of lesions with tissue from another individual or species.

Origin:
1850–55; hetero- + -plasty

het·er·o·plas·tic, adjective
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heteroplasty (ˈhɛtərəʊˌplæstɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n , pl -ties
the surgical transplantation of tissue obtained from another person or animal
 
hetero'plastic
 
adj

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heteroplasty (ˈhɛtərəʊˌplæstɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n , pl -ties
the surgical transplantation of tissue obtained from another person or animal
 
hetero'plastic
 
adj

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heteroplastic het·er·o·plas·tic (hět'ə-rō-plās'tĭk)
adj.

  1. Relating to or manifesting heteroplasia.

  2. Relating to tissue transplantation from one species to another.

heteroplasty het·er·o·plas·ty (hět'ər-ə-plās'tē)
n.
The surgical grafting of tissue obtained from one individual or species to another.

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