myoplasty
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- noun
- /ˌmaɪəˈplæsti/
- Specialized
:
mioplastia
- The surgeon explained that myoplasty is essential for repairing damaged muscle tissue after an injury.
- cardio-myoplasty
Examples
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Myoplasty could be performed on the superficial residual muscles, while myodesis could be used on the deep residual muscles.
Academic text (2001) -
Myoplasty and/or myodesis might be performed at the time of initial amputation surgery to retain the ability of residual musculature to easily develop tension and reduce associated muscle atrophy.
Academic text (2001) -
After the injury, she underwent myoplasty to reconstruct her torn muscle.
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Doctors are researching how myoplasty can improve recovery times for patients with muscle injuries.
Surface Forms
Morphology
myoplasty = myo + plasty
Although the term is built from classical combining forms meaning 'muscle' and 'surgical repair', this specialized medical formation is not transparent for an average learner.
Etymology
Myoplasty comes from Greek parts myo- meaning 'muscle' and -plasty meaning 'to shape' or 'to form'. So myoplasty is a type of surgery that 'shapes' or repairs muscle, which is why it means an operation to rebuild damaged muscle tissue.