alloplast

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alloplast /al·lo·plast/ (al´o-plast) an inert foreign body used for implantation into tissue.alloplas´tic

al·lo·plast (

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1. A graft of an inert metal or plastic material.

2. An inert foreign body used for transplantation into tissues.

alloplast

[al′ōplast]

Etymology: Gk, allos, other, plassein, to mold

a graft made of plastic, metal, or other material foreign to the human body. alloplastic, adj.

alloplast (al´lōplast),

n inorganic material used as a bone substitute or an implant.

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allogenic graft autogenous graft bone graft composite graft definitive prosthesis dental prosthesis free graft full-thickness graft graft homogenous graft prosthesis split-thickness graft surgical prosthesis temporary prosthesis			The author has developed a technique whereby the ENDURAGen alloplast acts as a carrier for autologous auricular cartilage. Nasal bridge augmentation with a composite graft of autologous and ... by Mobley, Steven Ross / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal Surgical options have varied from ridge augmentation with alloplasts to reconstruction with autologenous bone. Implant site preparation with distraction osteogenesis by Pandolfi, Philip J.; Gibson, G. Morris / U.S. Army Medical Department Journal			allogenic graft allograft allograft immunity allografts allogroup allohexaploid alloimmune alloimmunization allokeratoplasty allolalia allomerism allometric allometric growth allometric scaling allometron allometropia allometry allomorphism Allomother Allopathic allopathic physician allopathy allopentaploid allophenic alloplasia alloplast alloplastic alloplastic maneuver alloplasty alloploid alloploidy allopolyploid allopolyploidy allopsychic allopurinol allopurinol sodium alloreactive alloreactivity allorhythmia allosensitization Allosex Avoidance allosome allostatic load allosteric allosteric site allosteric sites allosterism allostery allotetraploid allotherm allotope			allopatric Allopatric Distribution of Organisms Allopatric population Allopatric speciation Allopatric speciation allopatrically allopatrically allopatry allopatry Allopecia Allopecia Allopecia Allopecia allopelagic allopentaploid allophane allophane allophene allophenic allophone Allophone (phonetics) Allophones allophonic allophonically Allophony allophore Allophycocyanin Allophylic alloplasia alloplasm alloplast alloplast graft alloplast graft alloplast graft alloplast graft alloplast graft alloplastic alloplastic maneuver alloplasty alloploid alloploid alloploidy allopolyploid allopolyploid allopolyploid Allopolyploids Allopolyploids Allopolyploids allopolyploidy allopolyploidy allopolyploidy allopregnancy allopsychic allopurinol allopurinol allopurinol Allopurinol sodium Allopurinol sodium Allopurinol sodium Alloquy alloreactive

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