alloplastic

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alloplastic (al´ōplas´tik),

adj nonbiologic material such as metal, ceramic, and plastic.

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alloplast alloplastic maneuver alloplasty autoplastic maneuver endosteal implant implant implant denture rhinoplasty			16) Alloplastic material, such as porous, high-density polyethylene and purified acellular human dermal grafts, can be beneficial in patients lacking sufficient autogenous material. Three spontaneous occurrences of nasal septal abscess in patients ... by Sandel, Henry D., IV; Davison, Steven P. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal In psychological jargon, we would say that the compulsive giver has alloplastic defenses with an external locus of control. The Narcissist as Compulsive Giver by Sam Vaknin / Psychology and mental health community Rhinoplasty can also involve synthetic implants if the structure of the nose is either too severely damaged or weakened, but alloplastic synthetic materials tend to cause complications, such as migration or extrusion, and so synthetics are used in rhinoplasty on an "only-as-necessary" basis. Understanding Rhinoplasty by Herbert Sanchez / Health care industry community			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 allotransplant			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 alloreactive human T lymphocyte clone alloreactivity ALLOREQ allorhythmia ALLOS allosaur

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