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autograft en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

From auto- + graft.

Meanings

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

Forms

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autografts Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

allograft · isograft · xenograft

Translations (2)

pt autoenxerto (graft taken from the body of the person receiving the graft) · ru аутотрансплантат (graft taken from the body of the person receiving the graft)

autograft en · VERB

Pronunciation

Etymology

From auto- + graft.

Meanings

  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:

Forms

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autografting Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
autografted Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
autografted Tense=Past lexicographic
autografts Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic