Definitions
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- noun surgery The
transplantation oftissue from one part of the body to another
Etymologies
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auto- + transplantation
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Examples
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Surgeons at Walter Reed think this was the first case of pancreatic "autotransplantation" after a traumatic injury, although that claim could not be independently verified.
The Seattle Times 2009
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Male factor infertility: Milestone in autotransplantation of human spermatogonial stem cells
Naturejobs - All Jobs Rebecca Drake 2010
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