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autoplasty

[ aw-tuh-plas-tee ]
/ ˈɔ təˌplæs ti /
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noun, plural au·to·plas·ties.Surgery.
the repair of defects with tissue from another part of the patient's body.
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Origin of autoplasty

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

OTHER 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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