1With reference to sculpture, art, etc.: that represents or seeks to represent living beings or animals. rare.
2Designating tissue transplanted from an animal to a human recipient, and the action of transplanting tissue in this way. Compare "xenograft", "xenotransplant", "xenotransplantation". Now rare.
Origin
Mid 19th century (in an earlier sense). From zoo- + plastic.
Definition of zooplastic in US English:
zooplastic
adjective
1With reference to sculpture, art, etc.: that represents or seeks to represent living beings or animals. rare.
2Designating tissue transplanted from an animal to a human recipient, and the action of transplanting tissue in this way. Compare "xenograft", "xenotransplant", "xenotransplantation". Now rare.
Origin
Mid 19th century (in an earlier sense). From zoo- + plastic.