Meaning & use
Autoplasty
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A surgical procedure in which tissue is taken from one part of a patient's own body to repair or reconstruct a defect elsewhere.
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Surgeons used autoplasty to graft skin from the patient's thigh onto the burned area.
The reconstructive technique relies on autoplasty rather than donor tissue, reducing rejection risk.
A note on using this word
From Greek "auto-" (self) and "plassein" (to mold or form), contrasted with "alloplasty," which uses foreign material.
Words with a similar meaning
autologous graft
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Words with an opposite meaning
alloplasty
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