Meaning
suffix-plasty
surgical repair
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Terms built from -plasty
5 terms in the TermDecode library use this word part. Where a term’s breakdown names the part, the term is shown split into its parts with -plasty marked.
-plasty decoded step by step
3 library terms, read one part at a time.
- The root angi/o means “vessel”.
- The suffix -plasty means “surgical repair”.
- Together: Procedure to open narrowed or blocked arteries, typically using a balloon and sometimes a stent.
- The root arthr/o means “joint”.
- The suffix -plasty means “surgical repair”.
- Together: Surgical repair or replacement of a joint.
- The root kerat/o means “cornea”.
- The suffix -plasty means “surgical repair”.
- Together: Surgical repair of the cornea; corneal transplant.
Parts that combine with -plasty
Word parts that appear alongside -plasty in a library term’s breakdown, with how many terms pair them.
Other examples
Words that use -plasty but do not yet have their own page in the library.
rhinoplasty
Example words shared with other parts
These example words are also listed under another word part, which usually supplies a different piece of the same word.
- rhinoplastyalso listed under rhin/o (nose)
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