autologous

[ aw-tol-uh-guhs ]

adjective

1. from the same organism:

   an autologous graft.

autologous

/ ɔːˈtɒləɡəs /

adjective

1. (of a tissue graft, blood transfusion, etc) originating from the recipient rather than from a donor

autologous

/ ô-tŏl′ə-gəs /

1. Derived or transplanted from the same individual's body.

Word History and Origins

Origin of autologous¹

1920–25; auto- ¹ + -logous ( -logy, -ous ), on the model of homologous