The process of surgically removing tissue from one part of a person's body and implanting it in another part of the same person.
Present participle of 'autograft,' combining 'auto-' (self) and 'graft' (to implant). Medical practice formalized in the 20th century.
Burn victims owe their lives to autografting—surgeons harvest healthy skin from untouched areas and graft it onto wounded areas, letting patients' own skin heal their injuries.
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