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autologous Definition

au·tolo·gous (ô täl′ə gəs)

adjective

derived from the same organism or from one of its parts an autologous graft

Etymology: auto- + (homo)logous

autologous Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • transplantation: NICE has issued its guidance on autologous cartilage transplantation [ ACT ] for defects in knee joints.
  • implantation: In December 2005 the KNEEguru community was invited to participate in an online survey on ' Return to activity after autologous chondrocyte implantation ' .
  • transfusion: See Gauchers News, April 2003 for an article on autologous blood transfusions.
  • transplant: For an autologous transplant, the cells are taken from the patient, collected during a period of remission.
  • graft: CONCLUSIONS: We have proved the possibility to use IL-2 activated autologous graft in the clinical conditions.
  • serum: After screening half a million individual bacterial plaques of each cDNA library with autologous serum, 204 reactive clones were isolated.

Used with adjective complement

  • undergo: Patients undergoing autologous BMT or PBSCT from the initiation of conditioning chemoradiotherapy.