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Having the capacity of becoming organizable in a high degree, as the matter forming the false membranes which sometimes result from acute inflammation in a healthy person. Dunglison.

Like fibrinoplastin; capable of forming fibrin when brought in contact with fibrinogen.

rotyping; employing, or produced by, the process of electolytic deposition; as, a galvano-plastic copy of a medal or the like.

Blood formative; -- applied to a substance in early fetal life, which breaks up gradually into blood vessels.

Same as Hæmatoplastic.

Producing a different type of organism; developing into a different form of tissue, as cartilage which develops into bone. Haeckel.

Of or pertaining to homoplasty; as, homoplasticorgans; homoplastic forms.

Of or pertaining to hyperplasia.

Of or pertaining to meloplasty, or the artificial formation of a new cheek.

That has one form, or retains its primary form, as, a monoplastic element.

of or pertaining to neoplasty, or neoplasia.

ving the property of producing the tissues or organs of animals and plants; as, the organoplastic cells.

Producing bone; as, osteoplastic cells.

Art of modeling in cork.

Assuming, or having the power of assuming, many forms; as, a polyplastic element which does not preserve its original shape.

Forming a mold.

The art of making molds for castings. [R.]

First-formed. Howell.

Of or pertaining to rhinoplasty; as, a rhinoplastic operation.

Of or pertaining to the operation of forming a mouth where the aperture has been contracted, or in any way deformed.