anaplasty n 1: surgery concerned with therapeutic or cosmetic reformation of tissue [syn: {plastic surgery}, {reconstructive surgery}, {anaplasty}]
Anaplasty \An`a*plas`ty\, n. [Gr. ? again + ? to form: cf. F. anaplastie.] (Surg.) The art of operation of restoring lost parts or the normal shape by the use of healthy tissue. [1913 Webster]