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autotransplantation
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autotransplantation /au·to·trans·plan·ta·tion/ (-trans″plan-ta´shun) transfer of tissue from one part of the body to another part.
au·to·trans·plan·ta·tion (ôt-trnspln-tshn)
n.
The transplantation of a tissue or an organ from one site onto another on or in the body of the same individual.
autotransplantation.
autotransplantation
transfer of tissue from one part of the body to another part.
renal autotransplantation
surgical repositioning of a kidney in the same animal, usually to the iliac fossa.


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