au·tol·o·gous (ô-t l  -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·tol o·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. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Adj. | 1. |  autologous - 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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