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autologous

 
Dictionary: au·tol·o·gous   (ô-tŏl'ə-gəs) pronunciation
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adj.
Derived or transferred from the same individual's body: autologous blood donation; an autologous bone marrow transplant.

[AUTO- + -logous, as in HOMOLOGOUS.]

autologously au·tol'o·gous·ly adv.

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Medical Dictionary: au·tol·o·gous
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(ô-tŏl'ə-gəs)
adj.
  1. Of or relating to a natural, normal occurrence in a certain type of tissue or in a specific structure of the body.
  2. Of or relating to a graft in which the donor and recipient areas are in the same individual.
Veterinary Dictionary: autologous
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Related to self; belonging to the same organism.

WordNet: autologous
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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: derived from organisms of the selfsame individual
  Antonyms: homologous (meaning #2), heterologous (meaning #2)

 
 

 

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Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
Medical Dictionary. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company.  Read more
Veterinary Dictionary. Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary 3rd Edition. Copyright © 2007 by D.C. Blood, V.P. Studdert and C.C. Gay, Elsevier. All rights reserved.  Read more
WordNet. WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.  Read more