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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

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

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

autograft transitive verb