autograft

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English

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Etymology

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From auto- +‎ graft.

Noun

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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

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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

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