autograft

autograft
/aw"teuh graft', -grahft'/, n. Surg.
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. Cf. allograft, syngraft, xenograft.
[1915-20; AUTO-1 + GRAFT1]

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