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cin·e·plas·ty | \ ˈsin-ə-ˌplas-tē 
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also kineplasty \ ˈkin-ə- , ˈkī-nə- \
, ˈkī-nə- \ plural cineplasties
Medical Definition of cineplasty
1 : surgical fitting of a lever to a muscle in an amputation stump to facilitate the operation of an artificial hand
2 : 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
Other Words from cineplasty
cineplastic \ ˌsin-ə-ˈplas-tik \ also kineplastic \ ˌkin-ə- , ˌkī-nə- \ adjective
\ also kineplastic \ ˌkin-ə- , ˌkī-nə- \ adjectiveComments on cineplasty
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