autoplasty

noun

surgical repair by using tissue from another part of the patient's own body

tissue that is taken from one site and grafted to another site on the same person

Roots

autosauto- · Greek · self plastosplast- · Greek · molded, formed ia-y · Greek · condition, process

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The word autoplasty breaks down into 3 roots of Greek origin: auto-, from Greek autos (“self”); plast, from Greek plastos (“molded, formed”); and -y, from Greek ia (“condition, process”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.