zooplasty

[ zoh-uh-plas-tee ]

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

Origin of zooplasty

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Other words from zooplasty

  • zo·o·plas·tic, adjective

Words Nearby zooplasty

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British Dictionary definitions for zooplasty

zooplasty

/ (ˈzəʊəˌplæstɪ) /


noun
  1. the surgical transplantation to man of animal tissues

Derived forms of zooplasty

  • zooplastic, adjective

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