autologous
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adjective \ȯ-ˈtä-lə-gəs\Definition of AUTOLOGOUS
1
: derived from the same individual <incubated lymphoid cells with autologous tumor cells>
2
: involving one individual as both donor and recipient <an autologous blood transfusion> <an autologous bone marrow transplant>
Origin of AUTOLOGOUS
aut- + -ologous (as in homologous)
First Known Use: circa 1921
Rhymes with AUTOLOGOUS
au·tol·o·gous
adjective \ȯ-ˈtäl-ə-gəs\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of AUTOLOGOUS
1
: derived from the same individual <autologous grafts> <incubated lymphoid cells with autologous tumor cells>—compare heterologous 1, homologous 2a
2
: involving one individual as both donor and recipient (as of blood) <autologous transfusion> <autologous bone marrow transplants>
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