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plastic (adjective)
A reference to anything that is made of a strong substance than can be formed into a variety of shapes and which are used for many products: "Most people are using all kinds of plastic items including toys, bags, electronic plugs, light switches, combs, tooth-brush handles, keyboard letters, mouses for computers, ink pens, water bottles, containers for all kinds of chemicals, etc., etc."
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A light but strong material produced by a chemical process that is used for making a variety of things:
"Almost all of the toys that the children have are made of plastics and even the credit cards used by the parents to buy the toys are made of plastics."
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plasmo-, plasm-, plast- plasma-, plasmato-, -plasmat-, -plasia, -plasis, -plasm, -plasmatic, -plasmic, -plast, -plastic, -plasy, -plasty
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A plastic surgery procedure to elongate the Achilles tendon: Plastic achilles is used to stretch the Achilles tendon with the result that a person can then walk normally or to bring relief to constant pain.
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achillo-, achill-, Achilles
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Artificial anatomy: One of Susan's most interesting classes in medicine was in plastic anatomy that utilized manikins of plastic or other materials, parts of which could be removed to expose adjacent structures.
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Anatomy and Related Anatomical Terms
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