Synonym of autograft

Of or pertaining to autoplasty (type of lesion repair with healthy tissue). / (psychology) Involving a subject changing him/herself rather than the environment or situation.

plural of autoplast

In an autoplastic manner.

(medicine, surgery, dated) 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.

plural of autoplasty