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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

autoplasty

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
au-to-plas-ty
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Countable; Dated; Uncountable

Etymology

From auto- + -plasty.

Usage

Inflected Forms

autoplasties (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

autoplastic

Synonyms

autograft

Questions

What does autoplasty mean?
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.
Where does autoplasty come from?
From auto- + -plasty.

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