autograft
noun
au·to·graft
ˈȯ-tō-ˌgraft 
: a tissue or organ that is transplanted from one part to another of the same body
autograft
transitive verb
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Many orthopedic surgeons favor using an autograft over an allograft.
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Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
An autograft uses the patient’s own tissue, taken from elsewhere in their body, typically their patellar tendon, quad or hamstring.
—Alexa Juliana Ard, USA TODAY, 29 July 2024
While 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
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Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
An autograft uses the patient’s own tissue, taken from elsewhere in their body, typically their patellar tendon, quad or hamstring.
—Alexa Juliana Ard, USA TODAY, 29 July 2024
While 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
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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
autograft
transitive verb
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