Meanings
nounautoplasty (countable and uncountable, plural autoplasties)
plural autoplasties
- countabledateduncountablemedicineThe 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. In present-day contexts likelier to be called autotransplantation or autografting.
Synonyms & antonyms
nountissue that is taken from one site and grafted to another site on the same person
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Origin
- Proto-Hellenic*autós
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
- Ancient Greekαὖ (aû)
- Ancient Greekτόν (tón)
- Ancient Greekαὐτός (autós)
- Ancient Greekαὐτο- (auto-)
- Englishauto-
- Englishautoplasty
Translations
Catalan autoplàstia
- autoplàstiaprocess
Finnish autoplastia
- autoplastiaprocess
French greffe, autoplastie
- greffeprocess
- autoplastieprocess
German Autoplastie
- Autoplastieprocess
Romanian autoplastie
- autoplastieprocess
Spanish autoplastia
- autoplastiaprocess
Cite this entry
APA
autoplasty. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoplasty
MLA
“autoplasty.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoplasty. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autoplasty,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoplasty.
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