homeoplastic

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adjective

Resembling the tissue from or in which the thing to which the term is applied is formed.

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

adjectivehomeoplastic (not comparable)

alternative homoeoplastic · alternative homœoplastic

  1. not comparablemedicineResembling the tissue from or in which the thing to which the term is applied is formed.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*somHós
  3. Proto-Hellenic*homós
  4. Ancient Greekὁμός (homós)
  5. Ancient Greekὅμοιος (hómoios)
  6. Englishhomeo-
  7. Proto-Hellenic*plátʰyō
  8. Proto-Hellenic*plát͏̌t͏̌ō?
  9. Ancient Greekπλάσσω (plássō)
  10. Ancient Greekπλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)
  11. Latinplasticus
  12. Englishplastic
  13. Englishhomeoplastic

From homeo- + plastic.

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APA

homeoplastic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homeoplastic

MLA

“homeoplastic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homeoplastic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “homeoplastic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homeoplastic.

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