autograft

English edit

Etymology edit

auto- +‎ graft

Noun edit

autograft (plural autografts)

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

Coordinate terms edit

Translations edit

graft taken from the body of the person receiving the graft

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

Verb edit

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

(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 edit

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