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heteroplasty

[ het-er-uh-plas-tee ]

noun

, Surgery.
, plural het·er·o·plas·ties.
  1. the repair of lesions with tissue from another individual or species.

heteroplasty

/ ˈhɛtərəʊˌplæstɪ /

noun

  1. the surgical transplantation of tissue obtained from another person or animal

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Derived Forms

  • ˌheteroˈplastic, adjective

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Other Words From

  • heter·o·plastic adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of heteroplasty1

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

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