autologous
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of autologous
1920–25; auto- 1 + -logous ( see -logy, -ous), on the model of homologous
Example Sentences
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According to JPAC, autologous donation is only recommended for patients with rare blood groups or who have multiple blood group antibodies.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2026
To provide proof-of-concept for a new way to produce autologous skin grafts, the researchers generated skin grafts by introducing a mutation into mouse fetuses that made them unable to grow mature epidermis.
From Science Daily ● May 29, 2024
The name of the procedure is a mouthful — autologous cultured chondrocytes on porcine collagen membrane — commonly called MACI.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 16, 2020
The Research Group developed “individualized autologous peptide and whole cell based vaccine” made from a “patient’s own blood, body tissues and serum” to fight cancer, according to the settlement.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 17, 2014
Her middle-aged husband had come in for an autologous stem cell transplant, a treatment that used his own stem cells to restore his immune system after high-dose chemotherapy.
From New York Times ● Jul. 7, 2010
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