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alloplasty, n. Surg.|ˈæləʊplæstɪ|
[ad. G. Alloplastik (coined in F. Marchand Der Process der Wundheilung (1901) xxvii. 373): see allo-, -plasty.]
Surgical repair or replacement of natural tissues and organs with synthetic materials.
1929Ann. Surg. XC. 926 With respect to the grafting of inorganic and foreign materials, the procedure has had the term alloplasty applied to it by Marchand. 1966New Scientist 12 May 342/3 Though internal, plastic hearts make headlines for alloplasty—the surgical technique of replacing natural organs by man-made substitutes—unsung progress is also being made externally. 1966Jrnl. Dental Res. XLV. 1221/1 (heading) Titanium metal in alloplasty. |