-plastycomb. form

Primary stress is retained by the usual stressed syllable of the preceding element and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. labioplasty n.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek πλαστός , -y suffix³.

Etymology: < ancient Greek πλαστός formed, moulded (see plastic n.) + -y suffix³. Compare medieval Greek -πλαστία , combining form (in ζῳοπλαστία artistic representation); also French -plastie , German -plastie . Compare -plast comb. form, -plastic comb. form.Chiefly with first elements of Greek or Latin origin. Formations are found from the first half of the 19th cent., e.g. rhinoplasty n.

Chiefly Surgery.

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Forming nouns with the sense ‘moulding, grafting, formation’ of a specified part (of the body).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2020).

单词	-plasty
释义	-plastycomb. form Primary stress is retained by the usual stressed syllable of the preceding element and vowels may be reduced accordingly; see e.g. labioplasty n. Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek πλαστός , -y suffix³. Etymology: < ancient Greek πλαστός formed, moulded (see plastic n.) + -y suffix³. Compare medieval Greek -πλαστία , combining form (in ζῳοπλαστία artistic representation); also French -plastie , German -plastie . Compare -plast comb. form, -plastic comb. form.Chiefly with first elements of Greek or Latin origin. Formations are found from the first half of the 19th cent., e.g. rhinoplasty n. Chiefly Surgery. Categories » Forming nouns with the sense ‘moulding, grafting, formation’ of a specified part (of the body). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2020). < comb. form
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