Found 2 items, similar to autoplasty.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: autoplasty
autoplasty
n 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” [syn:
autograft]
2: surgical repair by using tissue from another part of the
patient's own body
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Autoplasty
Autoplasty
\Au"to*plas`ty\, n. [Auto- + -plasty.] (Surg.)
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.
[1913 Webster]