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Autoplasty Moderate

Origin: Greek prefix auto-

Autoplasty has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

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"

2

surgical repair by using tissue from another part of the patient's own body

3

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.

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