Autoplasty Definition
ôtō-plăstē
noun
The repairing of injuries by grafting in tissue from another part of the patient's body.
Webster's New World
Surgical repair or reconstruction of a body part using tissue taken from another part of the body.
American Heritage Medicine
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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