cineplasty
noun
cin·e·plas·ty
ˈsin-ə-ˌplas-tē
plural cineplasties
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
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