autograft

English

Etymology

auto- +‎ graft

Noun

autograft (plural autografts)

1. (surgery) The surgical transfer of tissue from one part of the body to another part.

Translations

graft taken from the body of the person receiving the graft

• Portuguese: autoenxerto m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• 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.

References

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