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autografting

autografting is the present participle and gerund of autograft.

Meaning of autograft

Verb

autograft (third-person singular simple present autografts, present participle autografting, simple past and past participle autografted)

  1. (transitive) To graft in this manner.
    • During this time surgeons began experimenting with autografting, which involved removing bone from one part of the body of a patient and transferring it to another.2022, Lindsey Fitzharris, The Facemaker, page 50

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Questions about autografting

What is autografting the present participle and gerund of?
Autografting is the present participle and gerund of autograft.

Words near autografting in the dictionary

  1. autogolpes
  2. autogony
  3. autograded
  4. autograft
  5. autografted
  6. autografting
  7. autografts
  8. autogram
  9. autograms
  10. autograph
  11. autograph book

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