autotransfusion

 [aw-toh-trans-fyoo-zhuhn]  

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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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Infusion of blood or blood products into the individual from whom they were originally withdrawn.

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