-plasty
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-plasty
word element [Gr.], formation or plastic repair of.
-plasty
Molding or shaping of a defect to restore form and function to a body part.
[G. plastos, formed, shaped]
-plasty
word element [Gr.], formation or plastic repair of.-plasty
suffix meaning "molding, formation, or surgical repair on a (specified) body part or by (specified) means": bronchoplasty, cervicoplasty, uveoplasty.
-plasty
Suffix meaning molding, shaping or the result thereof, as of a surgical procedure.
[G. plastos, formed, shaped]
-plasty
word element. [Gr.] formation, plastic repair of.