Autologous
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Autologous is an adjective meaning Derived from part of the same individual (i.e. from the recipient rather than a different donor).
Meaning
Derived from part of the same individual (i.e. from the recipient rather than a different donor).
Example Sentences
When she relapsed with metastatic breast cancer after exhausting all conventional therapies, her doctors suggested an autologous bone marrow transplant as a last resort.
Synonyms for autologous
Depending on context, synonyms include autogeneic.
Antonyms for autologous
Common opposites include allogeneic, allologous, homologous, heterologous.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include allogeneous, allogeneic, allogenic, hemiallogeneic, allologous, heterogenous.
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