alloplastic

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noun

Any artificial material substituted for tissue grafts.

Opposite
autoplastic
OriginEnglish plastic ← Latin plasticus ← Ancient Greek πλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós) →
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Meanings

nounalloplastic (plural alloplastics)

plural alloplastics

  1. medicineAny artificial material substituted for tissue grafts.
adjectivealloplastic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemedicineRelated to an alloplast or to alloplasty.
  2. not comparablehuman sciencesInvolving a subject changing the environment or situation rather than oneself.

    Antonyms: autoplastic

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveInvolving a subject changing the environment or situation rather than oneself.

Opposite
autoplastic

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élyos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ál͏̌l͏̌os
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓́λλος (ắllos)
  5. Englishallo-
  6. Proto-Hellenic*plátʰyō
  7. Proto-Hellenic*plát͏̌t͏̌ō?
  8. Ancient Greekπλάσσω (plássō)
  9. Ancient Greekπλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)
  10. Latinplasticus
  11. Englishplastic
  12. Englishalloplastic

From allo- + plastic.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with alloplastic

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Chicago

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