Homoplastic

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Of, relating to, or exhibiting homoplasy.
  • adj. Of, relating to, or derived from a different individual of the same species: a homoplastic graft.
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  • adj. Of, or relating to homoplasy.
  • adj. Of, or relating to the transplantation of tissue between individuals of the same species.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Of or pertaining to homoplasty
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • In biology and botany, molded alike, or constructed in the same manner, but not having the same origin; analogical or adaptive, and not homological, in structure; homomorphous in texture: distinguished from homogenous or homogenetic. Also homoplasmic.
    • Word Usage
    "Autoplastic and homoplastic transplantations of arteries and veins may, therefore, be adopted in surgical practice for those cases in which it is necessary to reestablish the continuity of an artery."
     
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