Meanings
- Of or pertaining to autoplasty (a type of lesion repair with healthy tissue).
- human sciencesInvolving a subject changing oneself rather than the environment or situation.
Antonyms: alloplastic
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveInvolving a subject changing oneself rather than the environment or situation.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
- Proto-Indo-European*tó-
- Proto-Hellenic*autós
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
- Ancient Greekαὖ (aû)
- Ancient Greekτόν (tón)
- Ancient Greekαὐτός (autós)
- Ancient Greekαὐτο- (auto-)
- Englishauto-
- Proto-Hellenic*plátʰyō
- Proto-Hellenic*plát͏̌t͏̌ō?
- Ancient Greekπλάσσω (plássō)
- Ancient Greekπλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)
- Latinplasticus
- Englishplastic
- Englishautoplastic
Translations
Finnish autoplastinen
- autoplastinenof or pertaining to autoplasty
French autoplastique
- autoplastiqueof or pertaining to autoplasty
German autoplastisch
- autoplastischof or pertaining to autoplasty
Romanian autoplastic
- autoplasticof or pertaining to autoplasty
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with autoplastic
Cite this entry
autoplastic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoplastic
“autoplastic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoplastic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autoplastic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoplastic.
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