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autograft vs transplant

transplant vs autograft

autograft and transplant both are nouns.

autograft is not a verb while transplant is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
autograft Yes No No No
transplant Yes No Yes No
As nouns, transplant is a hypernym of autograft; that is, transplant is a word with a broader meaning than autograft:
  • autograft: tissue that is taken from one site and grafted to another site on the same person
  • transplant: (surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient
Other hypernyms of autograft include graft.
autograft (noun) transplant (noun)
tissue that is taken from one site and grafted to another site on the same person the act of removing something from one location and introducing it in another location
an operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient)
(surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient
autograft (verb) transplant (verb)
transfer from one place or period to another
place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient
lift and reset in another soil or situation
be transplantable
Difference between autograft and transplant

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