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A word having more than one form of the root.

A monoplastic element.

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

The restoration of lost parts of the body.

A spermatocyte or spermoblast.

Of or pert. to Neo-Scholasticism.

The modern revival of the Scholastic philosophy, esp. of that of Thomas Aquinas, with critical revision to suit the exigencies of the general advance in learning. The Neo-Scholastic movement received a great impetus from Leo XIII.'s interest in it.

of or pertaining to neoplasty, or neoplasia.

Restoration of a part by granulation, adhesive inflammation, or autoplasty.

Not having elasticity.

of the more or less columnar cells on the outer surface of the pulp of a tooth; an odontoplast. They are supposed to be connected with the formation of dentine.

An odontoblast.

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

Breaking in directions at right angles to each other; -- said of the monoclinic feldspars.

of the periosteum, and from or around which the matrix of the bone is developed; an osteoplast.

A myeloplax.

An osteoblast.

Producing bone; as, osteoplastic cells.

An operation or process by which the total or partial loss of a bone is remedied. Dunglison.

To exceed in duration; to survive; to endure longer than. Milton.