autoplasties
|au-to-plas-ties|
/ˌɔː.təˈplæ.stiz/
(autoplasty)
self-tissue surgical repair
Etymology
'autoplasty' originates from Greek, specifically the elements 'autos' and 'plastos', where 'autos' meant 'self' and 'plastos' meant 'moulded/formed'.
'autoplasty' entered medical New Latin/Modern English from Greek-derived compounds (via New Latin/medical usage) combining 'auto-' + '-plasty'; it developed into the English medical term 'autoplasty' and its plural 'autoplasties'.
Initially the components meant 'self' + 'moulded/formed', and over time the term came to refer specifically to surgical repair or reconstruction using the patient's own tissue.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
plural of 'autoplasty': a surgical procedure in which tissue from the same individual is used to repair or reconstruct a defect (an autologous repair).*
The surgeon performed several autoplasties to reconstruct the patient's damaged nasal framework.
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