autoplasty

[ aw-tuh-plas-tee ]

noun,plural au·to·plas·ties.Surgery.
  1. the repair of defects with tissue from another part of the patient's body.

Origin of autoplasty

1
First recorded in 1850–55; auto-1 + -plasty

Other words from autoplasty

  • au·to·plas·tic, adjective

Words Nearby autoplasty

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British Dictionary definitions for autoplasty

autoplasty

/ (ˈɔːtəˌplæstɪ) /


noun
  1. 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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