hel co plas ty

[Gr. helkos =a wound, an ulcer, and plastos formed, molded; pla ō to form molds, to shape.] Surg.: The proce of replacing the epidermic in tegument, destroyed by an ulcer, by transferring to the injured spot a piece of skin from the corresponding part of the individual or of some other person. hěld, pa. t. & pa. par. [HOLD, V.] helical the taking away of whom caused the war of Troy. Curtius derived the name from Gr. helane , helenë a torch; while Max Müller considers it akin to the Vedic Sarama, the godde of the dawn.] Meteor.: An old Roman name still current among Italian sailors for a single light appearing to sailors. It was deemed by them unfavorable, while a double one, termed Castor and Pollux, was deemed propitious. They are varieties of St. Elmo's Fire (q. v.).