myoplasty

myoplasty
Plastic surgery of muscular tissue. [myo- + G. plastos, formed]

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n.
the plastic surgery of muscle, in which part of a muscle is partly detached and used to repair tissue defects or deformities in the vicinity of the muscle. It is frequently used in flap surgery and anal operations (anoplasty).

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myo·plas·ty (miґo-plas″te) plastic surgery on muscle; an operation in which portions of partly detached muscle are utilized, especially in the field of defects or deformities.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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