| autogenous | 1. <biology> Self-generated; produced independently. 2. <anatomy> Developed from an independent center of ossification. Autogenous soldering, the junction by fusion of the joining edges of metals without the intervention of solder. Origin: Gr.; self + root of to be born. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| autogenous control | <molecular biology> Regulation of how much a gene gets transcribed by the gene's own products. (02 Jan 1998) |
| autogenous keratoplasty | Corneal transplant with donor material from the same individual. (05 Mar 2000) |
| autogenous vaccine | A vaccine made from a culture of the patient's own bacteria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| accordion graft | A skin graft in which multiple slits have been made, so it can be stretched to cover a large area. Synonym: mesh graft. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adipodermal graft | A dermal graft with attached subcutaneous fat. Synonym: adipodermal graft. (05 Mar 2000) |
| allogeneic graft | <haematology> Grafts between two or more individuals allogeneic at one or more loci (usually with reference to histocompatibility loci). As opposed to autograft and xenograft. (18 Nov 1997) |
| anastomosed graft | A graft in which circulation is established by surgical anastomoses of blood vessels. (05 Mar 2000) |
| animal graft | A graft of tissue from an animal to a human. Synonym: animal graft, zooplastic graft. (05 Mar 2000) |
| augmentation graft | A graft of material used to increase the size, shape, or volume of a structure. (05 Mar 2000) |
| autodermic graft | A skin autograft. (05 Mar 2000) |
| autogeneic graft | <procedure> Graft taken from one part of the body and placed in another site on the same individual. (02 Jan 1998) |
| autologous graft | <procedure> Graft taken from one part of the body and placed in another site on the same individual. (02 Jan 1998) |
| autoplastic graft | <procedure> Graft taken from one part of the body and placed in another site on the same individual. (02 Jan 1998) |
| Blair-Brown graft | A split-thickness graft of intermediate thickness. (05 Mar 2000) |