Definition of autoplasty Autoplasty
au•to•plas•ty
We found 6 definitions of autoplasty from 5 different sources.
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What does autoplasty mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: autoplasties |
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| autoplasty - surgical repair by using tissue from another part of the patient's own body | ||
| anaplasty, plastic surgery, reconstructive surgery surgery concerned with therapeutic or cosmetic reformation of tissue | ||
| autoplasty - 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" | ||
| autograft | ||
| graft, transplant the act of grafting something onto something else | ||
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- autoplasty (Noun)
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.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- autoplasty (n.)
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.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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autoplasty
aw′to-plas-ti, n. a mode of surgical treatment which consists in replacing a diseased part by means of healthy tissue from another part of the same body. [Gr. auto-plastos, self-formed.]
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🔤- autoplasty, noun, singular of autoplasties.
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