cineplasty
noun
                                                                                                                            
                                                            cin·e·plas·ty
                    
                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                  ˈsin-ə-ˌplas-tē  
                                                      
                                                          
            
            
               plural cineplasties            
        
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                                                      : surgical fitting of a lever to a muscle in an amputation stump to facilitate the operation of an artificial hand                                      
                
                    
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                                                      : surgical isolation of a loop of muscle of chest or arm, covering it with skin, and attaching to it a prosthetic device to be operated by contraction of the muscle in the loop                                      
                
                    
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