autoplastic graft
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autoplastic — au·to·plas·tic .ȯt ō plas tik adj of, relating to, or involving autoplasty <an autoplastic graft> au·to·plas·ti·cal·ly ti k(ə )lē adv * * * au·to·plas·tic (aw″to plasґtik) 1. autologous. 2. pertaining to autoplasty … Medical dictionary
Graft — Healthy skin, bone, or other tissue taken from one part of the body to replace diseased or injured tissue removed from another part of the body. For example, skin grafts can be used to cover areas of skin that have been burned or surgically… … Medical dictionary
autogenous graft — autologous graft, autoplastic graft autograft … Medical dictionary
autograft — Tissue or organ transferred into a new position in the body of the same individual. SYN: autogeneic graft, autologous graft, autoplastic graft, autotransplant. [auto + A.S. graef] * * * au·to·graft ȯt ō .graft n a tissue or organ that is… … Medical dictionary
autoplasty — noun 1. tissue that is taken from one site and grafted to another site on the same person skin from his thigh replaced the burned skin on his arms • Syn: ↑autograft • Derivationally related forms: ↑autoplastic • Hypernyms: ↑graft, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
