autoplasty
|au-to-plas-ty|
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/ˈɔːtəˌplæsti/
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/ˈɔːtəʊˌplæsti/
self-tissue surgical repair
Etymology
'autoplasty' originates from Greek, specifically the elements 'autos' and 'plastos', where 'autos' meant 'self' and 'plastos' meant 'molded/formed'.
'autoplasty' was formed in modern medical/Neo-Latin usage by combining the prefix 'auto-' with the combining form 'plasty' (from Greek 'plastikos' via Latin/French medical formation) and entered English medical vocabulary in the 19th–20th century.
Initially it referred broadly to the forming or molding of tissue ('plastic' work on tissue), but over time it narrowed to mean surgical repair using the patient's own tissue ('self-tissue reconstruction').
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a surgical repair or reconstruction performed using tissue taken from the same individual's body (self-tissue repair).
The surgeon performed an autoplasty to reconstruct the patient's cheek using local tissue.
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Last updated: 2025/11/27 21:21