autoplasty

English

Etymology

auto- +‎ -plasty

Noun

autoplasty (countable and uncountable, plural autoplasties)

  1. 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.

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References
  • autoplasty in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
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