-plasty
-plasty means "surgical repair".
Meaning
-plasty
surgical repair
Terms built from -plasty
5 terms in the TermDecode library use this word part.
Procedure to open narrowed or blocked arteries, typically using a balloon and sometimes a stent.
Surgical repair or replacement of a joint
Surgical repair of the cornea; corneal transplant
Surgical repair of a heart valve
Surgical repair of the eardrum
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Words that use -plasty but do not yet have their own page in the library.
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