autograft

Etymology

auto- + graft

noun

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

verb

  1. (transitive) To graft in this manner.
    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. 2022, Lindsey Fitzharris, The Facemaker, page 50

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