Medical term:

alloplasty



alloplasty

 [al´o-plas-te]
in psychoanalytic theory, adaptation by alteration of the external environment (alloplastic change). adj., adj alloplas´tic.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

al·lo·plas·ty

(al'ō-plas'tē),
Repair of defects by allotransplantation.
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

alloplasty

(ăl′ə-plăs′tē)
n.
1. The repair of defects by allotransplantation.
2. A surgical operation in which a synthetic material, such as stainless steel, replaces a body part or tissue.
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alloplasty

Psychiatry
A term used in psychoanalysis for the adaptation to stressful situations by altering the external environment rather than by changing oneself.

Surgery
An older, generic term for the repair or replacement of a native tissue with a synthetic part (e.g., hip joint or heart valve).
Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.

al·lo·plas·ty

(al'ō-plas-tē)
Repair of defects by allotransplantation.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

al·lo·plas·ty

(al'ō-plas-tē)
Repair of defects by allotransplantation.
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012


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