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HOMEOPLASY

\hˈə͡ʊmiːˌɒpləsi], \hˈə‍ʊmiːˌɒpləsi], \h_ˈəʊ_m_iː__ˌɒ_p_l_ə_s_i]\

Definitions of HOMEOPLASY

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language

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h[=o]-m[=e]-[=o]-pl[=a]s'i, n. the taking on by one tissue of the form of another under plastic conditions, as in skin-grafting.--adj. HOMEOPLAST'IC [Gr. homoios, like, plastos--plassein, to form.]

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson

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