autoinfusion
[ ô′tō-ĭn-fyōō′zhən ]
n.
Forcing the blood from the extremities, as by the application of a bandage or pressure device, to raise the blood pressure and fill vessels in the vital organs.
Nearby words
- autoimmune disease,
- autoimmune hemolytic anemia,
- autoimmunization,
- autoimmunocytopenia,
- autoinfection,
- autoinoculation,
- autointoxication,
- autoionization,
- autoisolysin,
- autoist
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