Autoplasty

[ɒ:tәplæsti]

Definition

(noun.) surgical repair by using tissue from another part of the patient's own body.

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Definition

(n.) 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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Definition

n. a mode of surgical treatment which consists in replacing a diseased part by means of healthy tissue from another part of the same body.

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