1. A graft of an inert metal or plastic material. ... 2. A relatively inert foreign body used for implantation into tissues. ... Origin: allo-+ G. Plastos, formed ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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Graft of a relatively inert synthetic material. Generally metal, ceramic or polymeric material.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: al′ō-plast Definitions: 1. An inert material used to construct, reconstruct, or augment tissue.
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alloplast 1. A presumably inert inorganic material; such as, plastic, used as an implant in humans or animals. 2. A morphological cell unit of more than one kind of tissue. 3. The replacement of a natural body part or tissue with synthetic material. 4. A plastic compound of two or more tissues, as opposed to homoplast.
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