-plasticcomb. form

Primary stress is attracted to the first syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. neoplastic adj.¹

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Greek πλαστός , -ic suffix, -plasty comb. form.

Etymology: Ultimately < ancient Greek πλαστός formed (see plastic n.) + -ic suffix. In sense 1 partly < -plasty comb. form + -ic suffix; compare French -plastique , German -plastik , -plastisch . Compare Hellenistic Greek -πλαστικός , combining form (in e.g. κηροπλαστικός ceroplastic adj.). Compare -plast comb. form.Chiefly with first elements of Greek or Latin origin. Isolated formations are found from the 17th cent. Formations are frequent from the early 19th cent. onwards.

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1. Surgery. Forming nouns denoting plastic surgical operations, and adjectives corresponding to these and to nouns in -plasty comb. form.

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2. Medicine and Biology. Forming adjectives corresponding to nouns in -plasia comb. form.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2020).

单词	-plastic
释义	-plasticcomb. form Primary stress is attracted to the first syllable of this combining form and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. neoplastic adj.¹ Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Greek πλαστός , -ic suffix, -plasty comb. form. Etymology: Ultimately < ancient Greek πλαστός formed (see plastic n.) + -ic suffix. In sense 1 partly < -plasty comb. form + -ic suffix; compare French -plastique , German -plastik , -plastisch . Compare Hellenistic Greek -πλαστικός , combining form (in e.g. κηροπλαστικός ceroplastic adj.). Compare -plast comb. form.Chiefly with first elements of Greek or Latin origin. Isolated formations are found from the 17th cent. Formations are frequent from the early 19th cent. onwards. Categories » 1. Surgery. Forming nouns denoting plastic surgical operations, and adjectives corresponding to these and to nouns in -plasty comb. form. Categories » 2. Medicine and Biology. Forming adjectives corresponding to nouns in -plasia comb. form. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2020). < comb. form
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