autotransplant

[aw-tuh-trans-plant, -plahnt]

noun

Surgery.

1. autograft.

Other Word Forms

• autotransplantation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of autotransplant¹

First recorded in 1905–10; auto- ¹ + transplant

Example Sentences

Online she encountered women who had undergone kidney autotransplant surgery to treat the pain caused by nutcracker or loin pain hematuria.

From Washington Post

A major operation, autotransplant involves removing the affected kidney and ureter, the tube that carries urine from the kidney to the bladder, and relocating it to the other side.

From Washington Post

Matthew turned out to have a congenital kidney disorder that caused severe hypertension and required surgeons to remove one of his kidneys and implant it in a new location, a procedure known as a kidney autotransplant.

From New York Times