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Noun: anaplasty  'a-nu,plas-tee
  1. Surgery concerned with therapeutic or cosmetic reformation of tissue
    "The burn victim required extensive anaplasty to restore function to his hands";
    - plastic surgery, reconstructive surgery

Derived forms: anaplasties

Type of: op [informal], operation, surgery, surgical operation, surgical procedure, surgical process