ANAPLEROSIS
\ˌanɐpləɹˈə͡ʊsɪs], \ˌanɐpləɹˈəʊsɪs], \ˌa_n_ɐ_p_l_ə_ɹ_ˈəʊ_s_ɪ_s]\
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an'a-pl[=e]-r[=o]'sis, n. the filling up of a deficiency, esp. in medicine: the filling up of parts that have been destroyed, as in wounds, cicatrices, &c.--adj. ANAPLEROT'IC. [Gr.; from ana, up, and pl[=e]ro-ein, to fill up.]
By Thomas Davidson
