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autograft

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

How To Use autograft In A Sentence

  • In many cases, this is not feasible, and harvesting skin autografts can be an expensive procedure.
  • Attempts at ovarian tissue autograft or xenograft without blood vessel anastamoses in animal models and human cases have been promising but hampered by large follicle loss due to ischemia.
  • Examples of a temporary covering are cadaveric allograft from an unrelated donor, xenograft (such as pigskin), synthetic products, and cultured epithelial autograft.
  • Conclusion epidermal autografts is now a highly efficient therapy for stable vitiligo.
  • An ipsilateral central one-third patellar tendon autograft was used for all reconstructions.
  • As outlined above tissue of autografts fused with each other, while allografted tissues rejected one another.
  • The child's own pulmonary valve and base of the pulmonary artery (autograft) replace the defective aorta, while a homograft (blood vessel from a tissue donor) replaces the pulmonary valve and base of the pulmonary artery. Cardiac terms and definitions
  • Homografts and Xenografts are thin grafts resembling autografts that are surgically placed on the burn injured areas.
  • The use of patellar tendon autografts for ACL reconstruction is very widespread and is thought to render good, reproducible clinical results.
  • The earliest recorded successful grafting procedures were autografts in which skin or bone was recovered from one site on a patient's body and then grafted in a different location on the same individual.
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