Definition

1. Noun (Medical Term):
   • Autovaccination / Autoimmunization: A historical therapeutic procedure where a small amount of a patient's own infected material (e.g., pus) is injected back into them, with the aim of stimulating an immune response to fight the infection.
   • Autogenous vaccine: The vaccine prepared from the patient's own pathogenic microorganisms.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Tự chủng là một phương pháp y học cổ. (Autovaccination is an old medical method.)
  • Bác sĩ đã sử dụng phương pháp tự chủng để điều trị cho bệnh nhân. (The doctor used the autovaccination method to treat the patient.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is largely historical and refers to pre-modern immunological practices. It is not a standard procedure in contemporary mainstream medicine.

Variants and Related Words

• Vắc-xin tự thân: A more modern descriptive term for an autogenous vaccine.
  • Vắc-xin tự thân được điều chế từ chính mầm bệnh của bệnh nhân. (The autogenous vaccine is prepared from the patient's own pathogens.)

Synonyms

• Autogenous vaccination
• Autovaccine therapy
• Autoimmunization (in this specific therapeutic context)

Notes

• This is a specialized medical term. The concept is distinct from modern , which refers to the immune system attacking the body's own healthy tissues.