Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heteroplasty

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
het-ero-plas-ty
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The grafting of tissue between different individuals of the same or different species

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros)lbor. English hetero- English -plasty English heteroplasty From hetero- + -plasty.

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does heteroplasty mean?
The grafting of tissue between different individuals of the same or different species
Where does heteroplasty come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros)lbor. English hetero- English -plasty English heteroplasty From hetero- + -plasty.

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