English word oncoplastic comes from English plastic, English onco- (Pertaining to tumors.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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plastic | English (eng) | (archaic) Any solid but malleable substance.. (colloquial, metonym) Credit or debit cards used in place of cash to buy goods and services.. (obsolete) A sculptor, moulder.. (slang) Fakeness, or a person who is fake or arrogant, or believes that they are better than the rest of the population.. A synthetic, thermoplastic, solid, hydrocarbon-based polymer.. Any similar synthetic material, not [...] |
onco- | English (eng) | Pertaining to tumors. |
oncoplastic | English (eng) | (surgery) Describing plastic surgery that mitigates the physical effects of cancer. |