n, pl  plas*ties  :  a surgical procedure for the repair, restoration, or replacement (as by a prosthesis) of a part of the body <quadriceps >  <total knee >  .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  pal·sied  pellucida  pi·los·i·ty  Pu·lic·i·dae 
 
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