neoplasty

  • 1Neoplasty — Ne o*plas ty (n[=e] [ o]*pl[a^]s t[y^]), n. [See {Neoplasia}.] (Physiol. & Med.) Restoration of a part by granulation, adhesive inflammation, or autoplasty. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 2neoplasty — [nē′ō plas΄tē] n. 〚 NEO + PLASTY〛 the restoration or repair of a part of the body by plastic surgery * * * …

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  • 3neoplasty — [nē′ō plas΄tē] n. [ NEO + PLASTY] the restoration or repair of a part of the body by plastic surgery …

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  • 4neoplasty — /ˈnioʊplæsti/ (say neeohplastee) noun the repairing or restoration of a part by plastic surgery. {neo + plasty} …

  • 5Neoplasia — Ne o*pla si*a (n[=e] [ o]*pl[=a] zh[i^]*[.a]), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ne os new + pla ssein to form, mold.] (Physiol. & Med.) Growth or development of new material; neoplasty. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 6Neoplastic — Ne o*plas tic (n[=e] [ o]*pl[a^]s t[i^]k), a. (Physiol. & Med.) Of or pertaining to neoplasty, or neoplasia. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 7neoplastic — adjective of or related to a neoplasm, neoplasty or neoplasia …

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  • 8surgery — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. operative surgery, cryosurgery, surgical operation; see medicine 3 , operation 4 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. medical procedure, *the knife, excision, biopsy, bypass, mastectomy, transplant, angioplasty, neoplasty.… …

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  • 9-plasty — a word element forming a noun termination meaning formation , occurring in the names of processes of plastic surgery, as autoplasty, cranioplasty, dermatoplasty, neoplasty, rhinoplasty, and occasionally in other words, as galvanoplasty. {Greek… …

  • 10neoplasm —   n. abnormal new growth, especially of tumours.    ♦ neoplastic, a.    ♦ neoplasty, n. formation of part afresh by plastic surgery …

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