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View synonyms for autologous

autologous

[ aw-tol-uh-guhs ]

adjective

  1. from the same organism:

    an autologous graft.



autologous

/ ɔːˈtɒləɡəs /

adjective

  1. (of a tissue graft, blood transfusion, etc) originating from the recipient rather than from a donor
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


autologous

/ ô-tŏlə-gəs /

  1. Derived or transplanted from the same individual's body.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of autologous1

1920–25; auto- 1 + -logous ( -logy, -ous ), on the model of homologous

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