Autotransplantation is the
transplantation of
organs,
tissues, or even particular
proteins from one part of the body to another in the same person ( = "self-"). The
autologous tissue (also called
autogenous,
autogeneic, or
autogenic tissue) transplanted by such a procedure is called an
autograft or
autotransplant. It is contrasted with
allotransplantation (from other individual of same species) and
xenotransplantation (from other species). A common example is the removal of a piece of bone (usually from the hip) and its being ground into a paste for the reconstruction of another portion of bone.