autoplasty

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Synonyms: autoplast, autoplastic, otoplasty, tuboplasty, alloplasty, anoplasty, mastoplasty, aortoplasty, autoplate, autoplay, autoblast

Antonyms: autoplast, autoplastic, otoplasty, tuboplasty, alloplasty, anoplasty, mastoplasty, aortoplasty, autoplate, autoplay, autoblast

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|medicine|surgery|dated}} The process of [[artificially]] [[repair]]ing [[lesion]]s by taking a piece of healthy [[tissue]], as from a neighboring part, to supply the [[deficiency]] caused by [[disease]] or [[wound]]s. In present-day contexts likelier to be called [[autotransplantation]] or [[autografting]].

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