Meaning & use
Autograft
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A tissue or organ graft transplanted from one location on a patient's body to another location on the same person.
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Surgeons used a skin autograft from her thigh to repair the burn on her arm.
An autograft carries a much lower risk of rejection than tissue from a donor.
A note on using this word
Because the tissue comes from the same individual, autografts avoid the immune rejection risks associated with transplants from another donor.
Words with a similar meaning
autologous graft
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Words with an opposite meaning
allograft
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