autotransfusion

noun au·to·trans·fu·sion \ˌȯ-tō-tran(t)s-ˈfyü-zhən\

Definition of AUTOTRANSFUSION

: return of autologous blood to the patient's own circulatory system

1886

Medical Dictionary

noun au·to·trans·fu·sion \-tran(t)s-ˈfyü-zhən\

: return of autologous blood to the patient's own circulatory system

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