Etymology

zooplasty

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Today it means: the surgical grafting of tissue from an animal to a human; zoografting Full definition →

Ancient Greek πλᾰστός (plăstós) ← Proto-Hellenic *plát͏̌t͏̌ō? ← English zoo
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  1. Englishzoo
  2. Proto-Hellenic*plátʰyō
  3. Proto-Hellenic*plát͏̌t͏̌ō?
  4. Ancient Greekπλᾰ́σσω (plắssō)
  5. Ancient Greekπλᾰστός (plăstós)
  6. English todayzooplasty

From zoo + -plasty.

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