zooplasty

English

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.

Pronunciation

• enPR: zōʹ-ə-plăs'-ti, IPA^(key): /ˈzoʊəˌplæsti/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): [ˈzəʊ.əˌplæs.ti]
• (General American) IPA^(key): [ˈzoʊ.əˌplæs.ti]

Noun

zooplasty (plural zooplasties)

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

Derived terms

• zooplastic