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autoplasty - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'autoplasty' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Autoplasty [ 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.

Meaning of 'autoplasty' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . autoplasty [ n]
Meaning (1):
- tissue that is taken from one site and grafted to another site on the same person
Example in sentence:
  • skin from his thigh replaced the burned skin on his arms

Nearby Words:

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