| ANTINEOPLASTIC | • antineoplastic adj. (Pharmacology, oncology) Inhibiting the development of tumours. • antineoplastic n. (Pharmacology) Any such agent, used in chemotherapy. • ANTINEOPLASTIC n. a drug inhibiting or preventing the growth and spread of neoplasms or malignant cells. |
| ARTHROPLASTIES | • arthroplasties n. Plural of arthroplasty. • ARTHROPLASTY n. surgical reconstruction of a joint. |
| DERMATOPLASTIC | • dermatoplastic adj. Of or relating to dermoplasty. • DERMATOPLASTIC adj. relating to dermatoplasty, a plastic operation on the skin. |
| GALVANOPLASTIC | • galvanoplastic adj. Of or pertaining to galvanoplasty. • GALVANOPLASTIC adj. (obsolete) relating to galvanoplasty, electrodeposition. |
| GASTROPLASTIES | • gastroplasties n. Plural of gastroplasty. |
| HETEROPLASTIES | • heteroplasties n. Plural of heteroplasty. • HETEROPLASTY n. grafting of foreign tissue. |
| HYMENOPLASTIES | • hymenoplasties n. Plural of hymenoplasty. • HYMENOPLASTY n. surgical reconstruction of the hymen to give the appearance of virginity, usually for religious or cultural reasons. |
| KERATOPLASTIES | • keratoplasties n. Plural of keratoplasty. • KERATOPLASTY n. plastic surgery on the cornea. |
| NEOPLASTICISMS | • NEOPLASTICISM n. a style of abstract painting in which geometrical patterns are formed of patches of flat colour enclosed by intersecting vertical and horizontal lines. |
| NEOPLASTICISTS | • neoplasticists n. Plural of neoplasticist. • NEOPLASTICIST n. an exponent of neoplasticism. |
| PHELLOPLASTICS | • phelloplastics n. The art of modelling in cork. • PHELLOPLASTIC n. a model in cork. |
| THERMOPLASTICS | • thermoplastics n. Plural of thermoplastic. • THERMOPLASTIC n. a plastic with these properties. |
| THROMBOPLASTIC | • thromboplastic adj. Causing or accelerating the formation of blood clots. • THROMBOPLASTIC adj. initiating or accelerating the clotting of blood. |
| THROMBOPLASTIN | • thromboplastin n. (Biochemistry) A protease that converts prothrombin to thrombin during the clotting of blood. • THROMBOPLASTIN n. a complex enzyme found esp. in platelets that functions in the conversion of prothrombin into thrombin in the clotting of blood. |