alloplasty

[ al-uh-plas-tee ]

noun

, Surgery.

, plural al·lo·plas·ties.

1. implantation of a synthetic material to replace a diseased or damaged body tissue or organ.

Word History and Origins

Origin of alloplasty¹

allo- + -plasty

Example Sentences

But the current mush rooming of alloplasty had to await the proliferation of synthetic plastics.

From Time Magazine Archive