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autoplasty
[aw´to-plas″te]in psychoanalytic theory, adaptation by changing one's self rather than the external environment. adj., adj autoplas´tic.
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autoplasty
(ô′tō-plăs′tē)n.
Surgical repair or reconstruction of a body part using tissue taken from another part of the body.
au′to·plas′tic adj.
au′to·plas′ti·cal·ly adv.
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au·to·plas·ty
(aw'tō-plas-tē)Repair of defects by autotransplantation.
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