A surgical procedure in which tissue from one part of a person's body is grafted onto another part of the same body.
From Greek 'auto-' (self) and '-plasty' (surgical formation), from 'plastos' (molded). Medical terminology solidified in the 19th century with advances in surgery.
Autoplasty was revolutionary—instead of praying a donor organ wouldn't be rejected, surgeons realized you could use your own body as the perfect source. It's why burn treatment improved so dramatically.
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