autologous
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Derived from the same individual: "Autologous" describes something, typically biological material like blood, tissue, or cells, that originates from and is used in the same individual. It is a key term in medicine, particularly in transplants and transfusions.
Usage
- The term is used almost exclusively in medical and biological contexts.
- It is commonly paired with nouns like , , , , , or .
- It contrasts with (from a different individual of the same species) and (from a different species).
Examples
- Adjective:
- The patient received an autologous bone marrow transplant after chemotherapy.
- Autologous blood donation before elective surgery reduces the risk of transfusion reactions.
- Surgeons used autologous skin grafts from his thigh to repair the burn.
Advanced Usage
- "Autologous chondrocyte implantation": A surgical procedure where a patient's own cartilage cells are used to repair damaged joint cartilage.
- "Autologous serum": Serum derived from a patient's own blood, sometimes used in eye drops for severe dry eye.
Variants and Related Words
- Autograft (noun): A tissue or organ graft transplanted from one part of an individual's body to another.
- The autograft from her hip was used to repair her knee ligament.
- Autotransfusion (noun): The process of reinfusing a patient's own blood.
- Autotransfusion was employed during the surgery to minimize the need for donor blood.
Synonyms
- Self-derived: Originating from oneself. (Less technical)
- Autogenous: Having the same origin; originating within the same individual. (A technical synonym, often used interchangeably in specific contexts like ).
Antonyms
- Allogeneic: Derived from a different individual of the same species.
- Xenogeneic: Derived from an individual of a different species.
- Heterologous: Derived from a different species or a different type.
Adjective
- derived from organisms of the selfsame individual
- autologous blood donation