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-plasty en · X

Pronunciation

• /-ˈplæs.ti/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek πλᾰστός (plăstós, “molded, formed”).

Meanings

1. (morpheme) Repair or restoration of a part or function.
2. (morpheme) Molding or shaping through a surgical procedure.

Relateds

-tomy · -ostomy · -ectomy

Translations (17)

pl -plastyka (Translations) · cs -plastika (Translations) · it -plastica (Translations) · pt -plastia (Translations) · el -πλαστική (Translations) · sv -plastik (Translations) · de -plastik (Translations) · fr -plastie (Translations) · es -plastia (Translations) · ca -plàstia (Translations) · fi -plastia (Translations) · ro -plastie (Translations) · ru -пла́стика (Translations) · tr -plasti (Translations) · da -plastik (Translations) · fa ـپلاستی (Translations) · bg -пластика (Translations)