What does "autologous" mean?

Derived from part of the same individual (i.e. from the recipient rather than a different donor).

What is a synonym for "autologous"?

Common synonyms include: autogeneic.

Autologous

adj

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Definitions

Adjective

1
Derived from part of the same individual (i.e. from the recipient rather than a different donor). not-comparable
"When she relapsed with metastatic breast cancer after exhausting all conventional therapies, her doctors suggested an autologous bone marrow transplant as a last resort."

Adjective

1
derived from organisms of the selfsame individual wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

autogeneic

Antonyms

All antonyms

allogeneic allologous heterologous homologous

Example

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"When she relapsed with metastatic breast cancer after exhausting all conventional therapies, her doctors suggested an autologous bone marrow transplant as a last resort."

Etymology

From autology + -ous.

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