Autograft vs. Allograft

Autograftnoun

(surgery) Transfer of tissue from one part of the body to another part of the body through surgical procedures

Autograftverb

(transitive) To graft in this manner.

Autograftnoun

tissue that is taken from one site and grafted to another site on the same person;

Allograftnoun

(surgery) A surgical transplant of tissue between genetically different individuals of the same species; a homograft or homotransplant

Allograftverb

To perform a transplant of this kind.

Allograftnoun

tissue or organ transplanted from a donor of the same species but different genetic makeup; recipient's immune system must be suppressed to prevent rejection of the graft

Allograftnoun

a tissue graft from a donor of the same species as the recipient but not genetically identical.