meloplasty (me lop last i)

[ the cheeks (pl. of μῆλον, apple), + πλάσσειν, form: see plastic.] In surg., the transplantation of ti ue to supply new material for the cheeks when a considerable part has been destroyed by disease or injury. IMG:content-0459.png:[blocks in formation] Zebra Gra -parrakeet (Melopsittacus undulatus). parrakeets. M. undulatus is one of the commonest and prettiest parrots of the aviaries, and one of the few which breed in confinement. The birds are amiable and sociable, with more melodious notes than is usual in this family. Melospiza (mel-ō-spi'zä), n. [NL.,