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AUTOLOGOUS

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au⋅tol⋅o⋅gous

  [aw-tol-uh-guhs]
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–adjective
from the same organism: an autologous graft.
Origin:
1920–25; auto- 1 + -logous (see -logy, -ous ), on the model of homologous
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au·tol·o·gous   (ô-tŏl'ə-gəs)   
adj.  Derived or transferred from the same individual's body: autologous blood donation; an autologous bone marrow transplant.

[auto- + -logous, as in homologous.]
au·tol'o·gous·ly adv.
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Main Entry: au·tol·o·gous
Pronunciation: o-'täl-&-g&s
Function: adjective
1 : derived from the same individual<autologous grafts> autologous tumor cells> —compare HETEROLOGOUS1, HOMOLOGOUS 2a
2 : involving one individual as both donor and recipient (as of blood)<autologous transfusion> <autologous bone marrow transplants>
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autologous au·tol·o·gous (ô-tŏl'ə-gəs)
adj.

  1. Of or relating to a natural, normal occurrence in a certain type of tissue or in a specific structure of the body.

  2. Of or relating to a graft in which the donor and recipient areas are in the same individual.

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