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AUTOTRANSFUSION

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au⋅to⋅trans⋅fu⋅sion

[aw-toh-trans-fyoo-zhuhn]
–noun
infusion of a patient's own blood, either collected and returned to the body during surgery or transfused from a stored supply.

Origin:
1960–65; auto- 1 + transfusion
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Main Entry: au·to·trans·fu·sion
Pronunciation: -tran(t)s-'fyü-zh&n
Function: noun
: return of autologous blood to thepatient's own circulatory system
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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autotransfusion au·to·trans·fu·sion (ô'tō-trāns-fy&oomacr;'zhən)
n.
Infusion of blood or blood products into the individual from whom they were originally withdrawn.

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