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au⋅to⋅graft

  [aw-tuh-graft, -grahft]
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–noun Surgery.
a tissue or organ that is grafted into a new position on the body of the individual from which it was removed.
Also called autoplast, autotransplant.

Origin:
1915–20; auto- 1 + graft 1
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au·to·graft   (ô'tō-grāft')   
n.  A tissue or organ grafted into a new position in or on the body of the same individual.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: au·to·graft
Pronunciation: 'ot-O-"graft
Function: noun
: a tissue or organ that is transplanted from one part to another part ofthe same body —autograft transitive verb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

autograft au·to·graft (ô'tō-grāft')
n.
A tissue or an organ grafted into a new position in or on the body of the same individual. Also called autogeneic graft, autologous graft, autoplastic graft, autotransplant.

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autograft   (ô'tō-grāft')  Pronunciation Key 
A graft transferred from one position to another in or on the body of an individual. Compare allograft, xenograft.
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