Describe the different types of skin grafts.

1. Allograft
2. Autograft
3. Heterograft


1. Allograft: skin graft comes from another person, not the patient; usually a cadaver
2. Autograft: skin graft comes from another part of the patient's body
3. Heterograft: skin graft comes from an animal of another species, usually a pig; also called xenograft

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