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autologous

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au·tol·o·gous  (ô-tl-gs)
adj.
Derived or transferred from the same individual's body: autologous blood donation; an autologous bone marrow transplant.
[auto- + -logous, as in homologous.]
au·tolo·gous·ly adv.
autologous [ɔːˈtɒləgəs]
adj
(Medicine) (of a tissue graft, blood transfusion, etc.) originating from the recipient rather than from a donor
autologous  (ô-tl-gs)
Derived or transplanted from the same individual's body.
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Adj.1.autologous - derived from organisms of the selfsame individualautologous - derived from organisms of the selfsame individual; "autologous blood donation"
heterologous - derived from organisms of a different but related species; "a heterologous graft"
homologous - corresponding or similar in position or structure or function or characteristics; especially derived from an organism of the same species; "a homologous tissue graft"
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