autograft

[aw-tuh-graft, -grahft]

noun

Surgery.

1. a tissue or organ that is grafted into a new position on the body of the individual from which it was removed.

autograft

/ ˈɔːtəˌɡrɑːft /

noun

1. surgery a tissue graft obtained from one part of a patient's body for use on another part

autograft

1. A graft transferred from one position to another in or on the body of an individual.

2. Compare allograft xenograft

Word History and Origins

Origin of autograft¹

First recorded in 1915–20; auto- ¹ + graft ¹

Example Sentences

Ultimately, the donor skin, called an allograft, must be replaced with an autograft, skin taken from another part of the patient’s own body.

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Or, at least, that’s how it should work—unlike in an autograft, stem cells don’t always turn into the needed bone or cartilage because of the scaffolds’ material makeup.

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But that procedure, called an autograft, creates a whole new bone injury that can be painful and slow to heal.

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Reconstructive surgery requires a graft either from the patient’s own knee, an autograft; or an allograft from a deceased donor.

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Current PNI repair options, whether an autograft or NGT, are unable to create a suitable environment for axonal regeneration in cases of major nerve trauma.

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