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autograft
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au·to·graft  (ôt-grft)
n.
A tissue or organ grafted into a new position in or on the body of the same individual.
autograft  (ôt-grft)
A graft transferred from one position to another in or on the body of an individual. Compare allograftxenograft
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Noun1.autograft - tissue that is taken from one site and grafted to another site on the same person; "skin from his thigh replaced the burned skin on his arms"
autoplasty
graft, transplant - (surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient


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Several methods are used to close the excised burn wound including split skin grafts, allografts, synthetic skin substitutes and more recently cultured epithelial autografts (CEA's).
Cultured epithelial autografts by Gutierrez, Penny / Australian Nursing Journal
These include the use of arthroscopic lavage or debridement, radio frequency energy, bone drilling, osteochondral autografts or allografts, internal fixation of bone fragments, and autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI).
Physical therapist management of an adult with osteochondritis ... by Johnson, Michael P. / Physical Therapy
Finally, considering that bone autografts require so much operating-room time to prepare, the choice of ready-to-use titanium implants may prove to be no less cost-effective.
Surgical-handling properties of the titanium prosthesis in ... by Zenner, Hans P. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
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