zooplasty

zooplasty
Grafting of tissue from an animal to a human. SYN: zoografting.

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zoo·plas·ty (zoґo-plast″te) [zoo- + -plasty] zoografting. zooplastic adj

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  • zooplasty — zooplastic, adj. /zoh euh plas tee/, n. Surg. the transplantation of living tissue to the human body from an animal of another species. Also called zoografting. [ZOO + PLASTY] * * * …   Universalium

  • zooplasty — noun /ˈzoʊəˌplæsti,ˈzəʊ.ə.ˌplæs.ti,ˈzoʊ.ə.ˌplæs.ti/ the surgical grafting of tissue from an animal to a human; zoografting …   Wiktionary

  • zooplasty — n. transplantation of living animal tissues into human beings …   English contemporary dictionary

  • zooplasty — /ˈzoʊəplæsti/ (say zohuhplastee) noun the transplanting of living tissue from a lower animal to the human body. {zoo + plasty} –zooplastic /zoʊəˈplæstɪk/ (say zohuh plastik), adjective …  

  • zooplasty — zooplastic, adj. /zoh euh plas tee/, n. Surg. the transplantation of living tissue to the human body from an animal of another species. Also called zoografting. [ZOO + PLASTY] …   Useful english dictionary

  • zooplastic — See zooplasty. * * * …   Universalium

  • zoografting — /zoh euh graf ting, grahf /, n. zooplasty. [ZOO + GRAFTING] * * * …   Universalium

  • zooplastic — adjective of, or relating to zooplasty …   Wiktionary

  • zoografting — noun zooplasty …   Wiktionary

  • zoografting — SYN: zooplasty. * * * zoo·graft·ing zō ə .graft iŋ n the use of animal tissue in surgical grafting * * * zoo·graft·ing (zoґo graft″ing) xenografting of tissue from a different species into a human …   Medical dictionary

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