-plastic

adjective combining form

Definition of -PLASTIC

: developing : forming <thromboplastic>

: of or relating to (something designated by a term ending in -plasm, -plast, -plasty, or -plasy) <homoplastic> <neoplastic>

Greek -plastikos, from plassein

Medical Dictionary

adjective combining form -plas·tic \ˈplas-tik\

: developing : forming <thromboplastic>

: of or relating to (something designated by a term ending in -plasia, -plasm, or -plasty) <neoplastic>

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