Definition

Noun: 1. A surgical graft of tissue from one part of a person's body to another part of the same person's body. This is a type of transplant where the donor and the recipient are the same individual, eliminating the risk of tissue rejection by the immune system.

Usage

The term "autograft" is used primarily in medical and surgical contexts to describe a specific, common procedure. It is a technical term. * It functions as a countable noun (e.g., an autograft, several autografts). * It is often used with verbs like perform, use, take, harvest, or place.

Examples

• The surgeon used a skin autograft from the patient's back to repair the wound on his leg.
• For the knee ligament reconstruction, the doctor recommended an autograft using the patient's own hamstring tendon.
• Bone autografts are frequently employed in spinal fusion surgeries.

Advanced Usage

• "Autograft versus allograft": A common comparison in transplant medicine, where "autograft" (self-tissue) is contrasted with "allograft" (tissue from another person of the same species).
  • The main advantage of an autograft over an allograft is the absence of rejection risk.

Variants and Related Words

• Autologous graft: A synonym for "autograft," where "autologous" means "derived from the same individual."
• Autotransplant: Another synonym, though less common than "autograft."
• Allograft (n): A graft of tissue from a donor of the same species as the recipient but not genetically identical.
• Xenograft (n): A graft of tissue from a donor of a different species.
• Isograft (n): A graft between genetically identical individuals, such as identical twins.

Synonyms

• Autologous graft
• Autotransplant
• Self-graft

Antonyms

• Allograft
• Homograft (an older term for allograft)
• Heterograft (an older term for xenograft)

Noun

1. 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