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heteroplasty

(-plas′tē)

noun

plastic surgery in which tissue from one species is grafted onto another

Origin: hetero- + -plasty

Related Forms:

heteroplastic adjective

See heteroplasty in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. het·er·o·plas·ties

The surgical grafting of tissue obtained from one individual or species to another.

Related Forms:

hetˌer·o·plasˈtic adjective

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