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autograft
autoplasty
Definition: tissue that is taken from one site and grafted to another site on the same person; "skin from his thigh replaced the burned skin on his arms"
autoplasty
Definition: surgical repair by using tissue from another part of the patient's own body
Definition: The process of artificially repairing lesions by taking a piece of healthy tissue, as from a neighboring part, to supply the deficiency caused by disease or wounds. In present-day contexts likelier to be called autotransplantation or autografting.