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AUTOPLASTY

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au⋅to⋅plas⋅ty

[aw-tuh-plas-tee]
–noun, plural -ties. Surgery.
the repair of defects with tissue from another part of the patient's body.

Origin:
1850–55; auto- 1 + -plasty


au⋅to⋅plas⋅tic, adjective
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au·to·plas·ty   (ô'tō-plās'tē)   
n.  Surgical repair or reconstruction of a body part using tissue taken from another part of the body.
au'to·plas'tic adj., au'to·plas'ti·cal·ly adv.
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Main Entry: au·to·plas·ty
Pronunciation: 'ot-&-"plas-tE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
: therepairing of lesions with tissue from the same body
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autoplasty au·to·plas·ty (ô'tō-plās'tē)
n.
Surgical repair or reconstruction of a body part using tissue taken from another part of the body.


au'to·plas'tic adj.
au'to·plas'ti·cal·ly adv.

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