AUTOPLASTY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Surgical repair by using tissue from another part of the patient's own body

Classified under:

Hypernyms ("autoplasty" is a kind of...):

anaplasty; plastic surgery; reconstructive surgery (surgery concerned with therapeutic or cosmetic reformation of tissue)

Derivation:

autoplastic (of or relating to or involved in autoplasty)

Meaning:

Tissue that is taken from one site and grafted to another site on the same person

Example:

skin from his thigh replaced the burned skin on his arms

Synonyms:

autograft; autoplasty

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("autoplasty" is a kind of...):

graft; transplant ((surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient)

Derivation:

autoplastic (of or relating to or involved in autoplasty)