Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "autoplasty" hanya ce ta fiɗa da ta ƙunshi dashen nama daga wani sashe na jiki zuwa wani sashe na mutum ɗaya. Ma'ana, yana nufin wani nau'in tiyata na filastik inda ake amfani da nama na majiyyaci don sake ginawa ko gyara wani ɓangaren jikinsu da ya lalace ko ya ɓace. Kalmar "autoplasty" ta samo asali ne daga kalmomin Helenanci "auto" ma'ana "kai" da "plastos" ma'ana "kafa."