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zooplasty

[ˈzoʊ.əˌplæs.ti]

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
zooplas-ty
IPA
[ˈzoʊ.əˌplæs.ti]
23
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

the surgical grafting of tissue from an animal to a human; zoografting

Etymology

Etymology tree English zoo Proto-Hellenic *plátʰyō Proto-Hellenic *plát͏̌t͏̌ō? Ancient Greek πλᾰ́σσω (plắssō) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τός (-tós) Ancient Greek πλᾰστός (plăstós)der. English -plasty English zooplasty From zoo + -plasty.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: [ˈzoʊ.əˌplæs.ti]
  • British English: [ˈzəʊ.əˌplæs.ti]

Inflected Forms

zooplasties (plural)

Derived Forms

zooplastic

Questions

How do you pronounce zooplasty?
The recorded pronunciation is [ˈzoʊ.əˌplæs.ti].
What does zooplasty mean?
the surgical grafting of tissue from an animal to a human; zoografting
Where does zooplasty come from?
Etymology tree English zoo Proto-Hellenic *plátʰyō Proto-Hellenic *plát͏̌t͏̌ō? Ancient Greek πλᾰ́σσω (plắssō) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τός (-tós) Ancient Greek πλᾰστός (plăstós)der. English -plasty English zooplasty From zoo + -plasty.

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