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XEROPLASTA

\zˈi͡əɹəplˌastə], \zˈi‍əɹəplˌastə], \z_ˈiə_ɹ_ə_p_l_ˌa_s_t_ə]\

Definitions of XEROPLASTA

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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Of Schultz, morbid states characterized by suppressed or defective secretion, including atrophy, sterility, agalactia, anuria, marasmus, etc. [Gr., xeros, dry, + plassein, to mold.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
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