also  ki*ne*plas*ty  n, pl  -ties  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 cin*e*plas*tic also  ki*ne*plas*tic  adj 
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  zona pel·lu·ci·da 
 
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