| -plasty suff. Molding or forming surgically; plastic surgery: dermatoplasty. [Greek -plasti  , from plastos, molded, from plassein, to mold; see pel -2 in Indo-European roots.] |
-plasty
n combining form
(Medicine / Surgery) indicating plastic surgery involving a bodily part, tissue, or a specified process rhinoplasty neoplasty
[from Greek -plastia; see -plast]
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