autoplasty definition by Wordo

Noun

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

.

In

present-day

contexts

likelier

to

be

called

autotransplantation

or

autografting

.