The surgical procedure of transplanting tissue or organs from one part of a person's body to another part of the same body.
From auto- (self) + transplantation (noun form of transplant). Extended medical term describing the complete surgical process of self-tissue grafting.
Reconstructive surgeons rely heavily on autotransplantation—whether moving skin for burns, bone for fractures, or even teeth—because the immune system won't attack what it recognizes as 'self.'
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