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autotransfusion

[ aw-toh-trans-fyoo-zhuhn ]

noun

  1. infusion of a patient's own blood, either collected and returned to the body during surgery or transfused from a stored supply.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of autotransfusion1

First recorded in 1960–65; auto- 1 + transfusion

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