autograft

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English

Etymology

From auto- +‎ graft.

Pronunciation

Noun

autograft (plural autografts)

  1. (surgery) A tissue graft taken from one part to another of the same individual's body.

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Verb

autograft (third-person singular simple present autografts, present participle autografting, simple past and past participle autografted)

  1. (transitive) To graft in this manner.
    • 2022, Lindsey Fitzharris, The Facemaker, page 50:
      During this time surgeons began experimenting with autografting, which involved removing bone from one part of the body of a patient and transferring it to another.

References

  • Paternoster, Lewis M. and Frager-Stone, Ruth. Three Dimensions of Vocabulary Growth. Second Edition. Amsco School Publications: USA. 1998.