autoplasty

Definition of Autoplasty in English :

1. autograft, autoplasty

tissue that is taken from one site and grafted to another site on the same person

Example Sentences:
'skin from his thigh replaced the burned skin on his arms'

2. autoplasty

surgical repair by using tissue from another part of the patient's own body

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Autoplasty

noun

surgical repair of defects by grafting or transplanting tissue from the patient's own body

noun

the repairing of injuries by grafting in tissue from another part of the patient's body

see also homoplastic (sense 2), heteroplasty

n.

Surgical repair or reconstruction of a body part using tissue taken from another part of the body.