Definition of Homoplasty
1. n. The formation of homologous tissues.
Medical Definition of Homoplasty
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The replacement during surgery of a damaged organ or damaged tissue in an individual by an allograft - a donor organ or tissue from a genetically dissimilar member of the same species.
Synonym: homoplastic graft.
(09 Oct 1997)
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