: a tissue or organ that is transplanted from one part to another of the same body
autografttransitive verb
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebWhile more successful than early repair efforts, reconstruction has drawbacks, including damage to and weakness at the site where an autograft is harvested. Aylin Woodward, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2022 Ultimately, the donor skin, called an allograft, must be replaced with an autograft, skin taken from another part of the patient’s own body. Roni Caryn Rabin, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2019 Yanes is still being treated for his injuries, requiring autografts to replace tissue, his lawyer said. Taylor Romine And Evan Simko-bednarski, CNN, 2 July 2019
Word History
First Known Use
1881, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
autograft
noun
au·to·graft ˈȯt-ō-ˌgraft
: a tissue or organ that is transplanted from one part to another part of the same body