autoplastic

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au·to·plas·ty

 (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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Adj.1.autoplastic - of or relating to or involved in autoplasty
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au·to·plas·tic

a. autoplástico-a, rel. a la autoplastia.
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The importance of physical activities, which have their own autoplastic and autotelic goals, is recognised and exploited by experts in both the sports field and the cultural and artistic field (Epuran, 2013,).
In these microclimates, writes Sloterdijk, "The autoplastic effect of practicing ensures that the witness consciousness ingrains itself ever more deeply in the contemplator's bodily memory." (50)
170), with Nunberg's (1932) understanding of 'autoplastic measure(s)' (p.
(17.) McArthur LL (1901) Autoplastic suture in hernia and other diastases.
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