autotransfusion

[aw-toh-trans-fyoo-zhuh n]

noun

infusion of a patient's own blood, either collected and returned to the body during surgery or transfused from a stored supply.

Origin of autotransfusion

First recorded in 1960–65; auto-¹ + transfusion

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autotransfusion in Medicine

(ô′tō-trăns-fyōō′zhən)

Infusion of blood or blood products into the individual from whom they were originally withdrawn.