alloplasty /al·lo·plas·ty/ (al´o-plas-te) in psychoanalytic theory, adaptation by alteration of the environment rather than one's self.alloplas´tic
alloplasty
alloplasty (al´ōplas´tē),
al·lo·plas·ty ( l  -pls t )n. 1. The repair of defects by allotransplantation. 2. A surgical operation in which a synthetic material, such as stainless steel, replaces a body part or tissue. |
alloplasty
[al′ōplas′tē]
Etymology: Gk, allos, other, plassein, to mold
plastic surgery in which materials foreign to the human body are implanted. alloplastic, adj.
alloplasty (al´ōplas´tē),
n a plastic surgery procedure in which material not from the human body is used.
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