Medical Dictionary
autologous
adj au·tol·o·gous \ȯ-ˈtäl-ə-gəs\
Medical Definition of AUTOLOGOUS
1
: derived from the same individual <autologous grafts> <incubated lymphoid cells with autologous tumor cells>—compare heterologous 1, homologous 2a
2
: involving one individual as both donor and recipient (as of blood) <autologous transfusion> <autologous bone marrow transplants>
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