| plastic surgery | The surgical specialty or procedure concerned with the restoration, construction, reconstruction, or improvement in the shape and appearance of body structures that are missing, defective, damaged, or misshapen. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| plastic teeth | Artificial teeth constructed of synthetic resins. (05 Mar 2000) |
| plasticisers | Materials incorporated mechanically in plastics (usually pvc) to increase flexibility, workability or distensibility; due to the non-chemical inclusion, plasticisers leach out from the plastic and are found in body fluids and the general environment. (12 Dec 1998) |
| plasticity | 1. The quality or state of being plastic. 2. <physiology> Plastic force. Origin: Cf. F. Plasticite. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| plastics | Polymeric materials (usually organic) of large molecular weight which can be shaped by flow. Plastic usually refers to the final product with fillers, plasticisers, pigments, and stabilisers included (versus the resin, the homogeneous polymeric starting material). (12 Dec 1998) |