autoplasty
[ aw-tuh-plas-tee ]
noun,plural au·to·plas·ties.Surgery.
the repair of defects with tissue from another part of the patient's body.
Origin of autoplasty
1Other words from autoplasty
- au·to·plas·tic, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for autoplasty
autoplasty
/ (ˈɔːtəˌplæstɪ) /
noun
surgical repair of defects by grafting or transplanting tissue from the patient's own body
Derived forms of autoplasty
- autoplastic, adjective
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