anaplasty
- noun
- /ˌænəˈplæsti/
- Specialized
:
anaplastia
- The patient underwent anaplasty to repair facial injuries after the accident.
Examples
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After the accident, she underwent an anaplasty to restore her appearance.
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Recent advances in anaplasty have improved outcomes for burn victims.
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Doctors recommended anaplasty to restore both function and appearance.
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The doctor performed an anaplasty to repair the damaged tissue.
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Doctors recommended anaplasty to restore both function and appearance.
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The patient underwent anaplasty to repair facial injuries after the accident.
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Recent advances in anaplasty have improved outcomes for burn victims.
Synonyms
945
2.7
An operation in which a doctor cuts into the body to treat or repair it
273
3.7
A surgery where a doctor cuts the body to fix a problem
99
3.6
Operations that repair body parts or change them to improve looks
14
3.9
An operation that fixes body parts so they look and work better after injury or disease
2
3.0
A medical treatment where a doctor makes a cut to fix, remove, or replace a part of the body
How Complex
- Specialized
14
3.9
- Specialized
- Specialized
1
8.0
- Specialized
7
3.5
23
2.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
anaplasty = plasty (opaque) = ana + plasty
Both 'ana-' and the combining form 'plasty' are specialized medical morphemes that an average B1 learner will not know, so the meaning is not derivable from familiar English vocabulary.
Etymology
Anaplasty comes from Greek parts ana- 'again' and -plasty from plastos 'formed', the same root as plastic. So, anaplasty is like 'forming again', a surgery to rebuild or restore tissue and appearance.