autologous

autologous
adjective Etymology: aut- + -ologous (as in homologous) Date: circa 1921 1. derived from the same individual <
incubated lymphoid cells with autologous tumor cells
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2. involving one individual as both donor and recipient <
an autologous blood transfusion
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<
an autologous bone marrow transplant
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New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • autologous — /aw tol euh geuhs/, adj. from the same organism: an autologous graft. [1920 25; AUTO 1 + logous (see LOGY, OUS), on the model of HOMOLOGOUS] * * * …   Universalium

  • autologous — au•tol•o•gous [[t]ɔˈtɒl ə gəs[/t]] adj. srg bio from the same organism: an autologous graft[/ex] • Etymology: 1920–25 …   From formal English to slang

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