autograft

English

Etymology

From auto- +‎ graft.

Noun

autograft (plural autografts)

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

Coordinate terms

• allograft (homograft)
• isograft
• xenograft (heterograft)

Translations

graft taken from the body of the person receiving the graft

• Portuguese: autoenxerto m
• Russian: аутотрансплантат (ru) m (autotransplantat)

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.