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zo⋅o⋅plas⋅ty

  [zoh-uh-plas-tee]
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–noun Surgery.
the transplantation of living tissue to the human body from an animal of another species.
Also called zoografting.

Origin:
zoo- + -plasty

Related forms:
zo⋅o⋅plas⋅tic, adjective
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zo·o·plas·ty   (zō'ə-plās'tē)   
n.   pl. zo·o·plas·ties
Surgical transfer of tissue from an animal to a human.
zo'o·plas'tic adj.
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zooplasty zo·o·plas·ty (zō'ə-plās'tē)
n.
Surgical transfer of tissue from an animal to a human. Also called zoografting.

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